Johann Nepomuk Hummel

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (born Pressburg 14 Nov 1778; died Weimar 17 Oct 1837 was an Austrian composer and pianist. He was a child prodigy. His family moved to Vienna when he was eight. Mozart thought he was so talented that he taught him free of charge. Hummel became one of the greatest pianists and composers in Europe. He always wrote in a Classical style, he never became an early Romantic like Beethoven.

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