Hummel, JOHANN NEPOMUK

Hummel, JOHANN NEPOMUK, pianist and musical composer, was born at Presburg, 14th November 1778. He first studied under Mozart, and then, after a seven years' concert tour in Germany, Denmark, England, and Holland, he returned to Vienna to complete his musical education under Albrechtsberger and Salieri. From 1803 to 1811 he held the post of musical director to Prince Esterhazy; and in 1816 he filled a similar position at Stuttgart, but moved four years later to Weimar, where he died, October 17, 1837. In the course of several musical tours he delighted the capitals of Europe with his pianoforte playing and his clever improvisations on that instrument. Of his musical compositions the only ones which have value at the present day are his pianoforte works.