Composer · Early Romantic · 1778–1837
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Austrian composer and pianist (1778–1837).
Biography
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was among Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri’s best students. He also studied under Joseph Haydn. Hummel significantly influenced later piano music of the nineteenth century, particularly in the works of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Felix Mendelssohn.
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Works with bassoon
- Bassoon Concerto in F major, S.63, WoO23
- Sérénade en potpourri in G major, for piano, guitar, violin, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 63
- Sérénade no. 2, for piano, violin, guitar, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 66
Works with clarinet
- Quartet in E flat major, for clarinet, violin, viola and cello, WoO 5, S.78
- Sérénade en potpourri in G major, for piano, guitar, violin, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 63
- Sérénade no. 2, for piano, violin, guitar, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 66
Works with flute
- 5 Settings of Scottish folksongs, for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano, S.169
- Adagio, Variations and Rondo on 'Schöne Minka' in A major, for piano, flute and cello, op. 78
- Septet, for flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, double-bass, and piano, op. 74
- Sonata in A major, for flute or violin and piano, op. 64
- Sonata in G for violin or flute and piano or harpsichord, op. 2a/2
- Sérénade en potpourri in G major, for piano, guitar, violin, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 63
- Sérénade no. 2, for piano, violin, guitar, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 66
- Violin or Flute Sonata in D major, op. 50
Works with oboe
- Adagio, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra in F minor/F
- Septet, for flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, double-bass, and piano, op. 74