Johann Nepomuk Hummel
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel 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
Portrait by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, c. 1814
Hummel's birthplace in Klobučnícka St., Bratislava
Hummel's grave in the Historical Cemetery, Weimar
A surviving manuscript of Hummel's work, probably in his own hand
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, cha
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
…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…
Detail from Portrait of the Mozart Family, c. 1781
Mozart's birthplace at Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg
Mozart family on tour: Leopold, Wolfgang, Nannerl; watercolour by Carmontelle, c. 1763
Mozart aged 14 in January 1770 (School of Verona, attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli)