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Works
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A du lieber Augustin, S 47/WoO 2 (1)
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Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca (1)
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Adagio and Rondo for Clarinet and Orchestra (1)
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Adagio, Variations and Rondo in A major, Op. 78 "Schöne Minka" (4)
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Air à la tirolienne avec variations, Op. 118 (4)
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Alma virgo, Op. 89a (2)
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Amusement, Op. 108 (3)
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Amusements en forme de caprices (3), Op. 105 (1)
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Andante for Organ in A flat major (1)
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Bagatelles (6) for Piano, Op. 107: Excerpt(s) (1)
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Bagatelles (6) for Piano, Op. 107: no 3 "La Contemplazione" (5)
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Capriccio for Piano in F major, Op. 49 (4)
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Concertino for Piano in G major, Op. 73 (4)
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Concerto for Bassoon in F major, S 63/WoO 23 (9)
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Concerto for Mandolin in G major, S 28 (7)
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Concerto for Mandolin in G major, S 28: 2nd Movement (1)
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Concerto for Piano and Violin in G major, Op. 17 (2)
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Concerto for Piano in A flat major, Op. 113 (1)
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Concerto for Piano in A major, S 4/WoO 24 (2)
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Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 85 (6)
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Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 85: 2nd movement (1)
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Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 85: Allegro moderato (9)
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Concerto for Piano in B minor, Op. 89 (4)
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Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 34a (1)
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Concerto for Piano in E major, Op. 110 "Les Adieux" (3)
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Concerto for Piano in F major, Op. posth 1 (2)
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Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1 (46)
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Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1: 1st movement, Allegro con spirito (2)
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Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1: 2nd movement, Andante (3)
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Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1: 3rd movement, Rondo (8)
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Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1: Excerpt(s) (2)
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Concerto for Violin in G major (2)
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Concerto for Violin in G major: Adagio (1)
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Das Zauberschloss Suite (1)
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Der Durchzug durchs rote Meer, S 33 (1)
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Die Eselshaut: Potpourri for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 58 (2)
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Die Eselshaut: Potpourri for Piano no 2 in C major, Op. 59 (1)
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Etudes (24) for Piano, Op. 125 (2)
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Fantasie for Piano "La Contemplazione" (1)
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Fantasie for Piano in C major, S 190 "Recollections of Paganini" (1)
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Fantasie for Piano, Op. 123 (1)
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Fantasie for Piano, Op. 18 (3)
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Fantasina on themes from "Le nozze di Figaro", Op. 124 (3)
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Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 116 "Oberons Zauberhorn" (5)
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Freudenfest Overture in D, S 148 (1)
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Gesellschafts Rondo, Op. 117 (1)
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Grand Potpourri National after Op. 93 of Giuliani for guitar & piano, Op. 79 (1)
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Grand Serenade no 1 in G major, Op. 63 "Sérénade en potpourri" (1)
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Grand Serenade no 2, Op. 66 (2)
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Hallelujah (2)
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Hungarian Dances (7), Op. 23 (3)
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Introduction and Rondo for 2 Pianos in E flat major, Op. posth 5 (1)
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Introduction and Variations on a German Air for Violin and Piano (2)
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La clochette, S 206/WoO 31 (1)
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Le Retour à Londres, Op. 127 (2)
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Mass in B flat major, Op. 77 (3)
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Mass in D major, Op. 111 (3)
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Mass in D major, Op. 111: no 2, Gloria in excelsis Deo (1)
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Mass in D minor, S 67/WoO 13 (1)
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Mass in E flat major, Op. 80 (1)
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Mass in E flat major, Op. 80: Sanctus (1)
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Mathilde von Guise, Op. 100 (1)
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Missa Solemnis in C major, S 74 (2)
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Nocturne for Piano 4 hands in F major, Op. 99 (1)
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O du lieber Augustin, S 47/WoO 2 (1)
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Parthia for 2 Clarinets, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in E flat major, S 48 (2)
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Paul et Virginie, Op. 41: Quintuor des Nègres (1)
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Polonaise for Piano in B flat major, Op. 55 "La Bella capricciosa" (2)
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Potpourri for Piano and Guitar in G minor, Op. 53 (2)
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Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94 "Fantasia" (6)
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Prelude and 2 Fugues for Organ in C minor, Op. posth 7 (2)
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Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello in E flat major, S 78/WoO 5 (2)
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Quartet for Piano and Strings in G major (2)
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Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 30 no 1 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 30 no 3 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 30 no 2 (2)
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Quintet for Piano and Strings in D minor, Op. 74 (1)
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Quintet for Piano and Strings in E flat, Op. 87 (1)
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Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in E flat major, Op. 87 (8)
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Quod quod in orbe, Op. 88 (1)
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Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, Op. 98 (2)
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Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 127 "Le retour à Londres" (1)
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Rondo brillant for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 126 (4)
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Rondo brillante for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56 (2)
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Rondo brillante for Piano in B minor, Op. 109 (2)
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Rondo for Piano in E flat major, Op. 11 "Favori" (10)
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Rondo in E major for Piano, Op. 120 "La galante" (2)
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Rondo ongarese (1)
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Rondo quasi una fantasia for Piano in E major, Op. 19 (1)
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Rondo villageois, Op. 122 (1)
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Salve regina in B flat major, S79/WoO18 (1)
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Sappho von Mitilene, Op. 68: Suite (1)
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Scottish Song(s) (1)
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Septet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in D minor, Op. 74 (6)
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Septet for Piano, Strings and Winds in C major, Op. 114 "Militaire" (2)
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Septet militaire in C, Op. 114 (3)
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Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major, Op. 104 (9)
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Sonata for Flute and Piano in A major, Op. 64 (1)
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Sonata for Mandolin and Piano in C minor, Op. 37a (4)
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Sonata for Piano 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 92 (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 2a no 3 (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 13 (6)
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Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 20 (8)
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Sonata for Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 38 (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 81 (8)
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Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 81: Vivace (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 6 in D major, Op. 106 (4)
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Sonata for Piano no 7 in G major (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 8 in A flat major (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 9 in C major (1)
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Sonata for Piano, Op. 92a (2)
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Sonata for Viola and Piano in E flat major, Op. 5 no 3 (5)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 5 no 1 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 5 no 2 (1)
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Sonata for Violin/Flute and Keyboard in G major, Op. 2a no 2 (1)
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Sonata for Violin/Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 50 (13)
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Tantum Ergo after Gluck's "Alceste" (1)
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Te Deum (1)
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Te Deum in D major, S 70/WoO 16 (3)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 12 (4)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 93 (2)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 96 (4)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in E major, Op. 83 (3)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 22 (4)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 35 (5)
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Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 65 (4)
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Variations (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 3, Vivat Bacchus from Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (1)
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Variations for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 54 "Alla Monferrina" (5)
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Variations for Oboe and Orchestra in F major, Op. 102 (13)
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Variations for Piano and Fl/Vln in G major on a Romance by Méhul, Op. 14 (1)
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Variations for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 97 (2)
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Variations for Piano in A minor on a March from Dalayrac's 'Les deux savoyards,' Op. 15 (1)
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Variations for Piano in B flat major, Op. 21 (2)
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Variations for Piano in F major on a theme by Gluck, Op. 57 (4)
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Variations on a theme from Berlin Singspiel "Das Fest der Handwerker", Op. 115 (2)
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Variations on a theme from Gluck's "Armide" for piano in F major, Op. 57 (1)
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Variations on Diabelli's Waltz (1)
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Variations on the March from Cherubini's Les deux journees, Op. 9 (1)
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Variations on the March from Isouard's Cendrillon, Op. 40a (1)
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Waltzes (12) and Coda (1)
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Zur Logenfeier (2)
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Biography |
by Robert Cummings
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) was an important composer from the late Classical period primarily known for his solo piano compositions and piano concertos. In recent years, however, attention has been given to his chamber music, operas, and sacred works. He tended to write long-breathed melodies, often used Alberti bass accompaniments and dotted rhythms, and favored the sonata-allegro and rondo forms. Among his greatest works in the keyboard genre are the Sonata in A Flat, for piano 4 hands, Op. 92, and the Sonata in F Sharp, Op. 81. His Mass, Op. 111, and some of his cantatas are also important works. Hummel wrote a highly-regarded three-volume treatise on pianism, entitled A Complete Theoretical and Practical Course on the Art of Pianoforte Playing.
Hummel was born on November 14, 1778, in Bratislava (then Pressburg), Slovakia. Young Johann's first musical studies came on the violin at the behest of his father, a player of string instruments himself, and director of the local Imperial School of Military Music. By the age of five Hummel could play the violin with proficiency. But he would abandon it in favor of the piano, on which he developed an astonishing technique by age six.
When the family moved to Vienna in 1786, Johann studied with Mozart, with whom he lived for two years. After concert appearances throughout Europe at age ten, Hummel and his father traveled to London, where they settled temporarily. Johann met Clementi there, and took private instruction from him.
Hummel returned to Vienna in 1793 and began studies with Albrechtsberger. Now 14, the young composer largely turned away from the concert stage, in favor of teaching and composing. Among his works were a set of variations for piano in 1794, and, four years later, two sonatas for piano and violin, and one for piano and viola. But he struggled with opera: Il viaggiator ridicolo (1797), and Don Anchise (c. 1800) were left incomplete. He did, however, finish Dankgefühl einer Geretten (1799).
His Piano Trio in E Flat and the Variations in G on a Romance by Méhul came in the early years of the next century, and he completed his opera Le vicende d'amore in 1804. Soon more operas would come, as well as his Concerto in G, for piano and violin. His first major appointment came in April, 1804, when he accepted the post of Concertmaster to Prince Nikolaus Esterházy at his Eisenstadt court. Hummel also wrote several masses, including the Mass in E Flat (1804), and Mass in D (1808); and he composed a Te Deum (1806), and two Salve Reginas. More operas came, too: Der vereitelten Ränke (1806) and Mathilde von Guise (1810; revised in 1821).
In May, 1811, Hummel was dismissed as Kapellmeister in a controversy and returned to Vienna to focus on composition. Two years later he married Elizabeth Röckel. Late the following year, at his wife's behest, he launched a concert tour in Vienna, scoring triumph after triumph. He subsequently toured Germany and Europe with great success, sometimes also assuming the role of conductor.
Hummel accepted the Kapellmeister posts in Stuttgart (1816) and Weimar (1819). This was a most productive period for him, as many of his best works appeared, including the Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 83 (1819), the Sonata in A Flat, for piano four hands, Op. 92 (1820), and two "birthday" cantatas for the Duke (1823 and 1827). By 1832, Hummel's health was in decline, and he frequently took leave of his Kapellmeister duties in Weimar because of sickness. He died on October 17, 1837. |
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