!!!Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, b. Bratislava (Slovakia), Nov. 14, 1778, 
d. Weimar (Germany), Oct. 17, 1837, pianist, composer and 
teacher. Studied under W. A.  Mozart, J. G.  
Albrechtsberger, A.  Salieri and J.  Haydn. A child prodigy, he went 
on a concert tour through Europe at the age of ten, from 1804-1811 was 
conductor of the orchestra of Prince Esterházy as Haydn's 
successor. In 1814 H. performed to great acclaim in the presence of 
the participants of the Congress of Vienna. In 1819 appointed 
conductor to the Grand Duke in Weimar.

!Works
compositions for piano, Masses, 22 operas, cantatas, ballets.

!Literature
K. Benyovszky, J. N. H., 1934; J. Sachs, 
Kapellmeister H. in England and France, 1977.


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