Caspar Kummer

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Johann Caspar Kummer (born December 10, 1795 in Erlau near Schleusingen , † May 31, 1870 in Coburg ), also Gaspard Kummer (G. Kummer), was a German flautist , composer and music teacher of the late Viennese classical period .

Life

Kummer first came into contact with music as a ten-year-old after being given a small third flute. He later completed an apprenticeship as a town piper in Schleusingen with the town musician Neumeister. The job of the town piper required versatility; Kummer learned the violin, horn, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, violoncello and double bass and also taught himself another instrument: the flute. Kummer only learned a single year from his teacher Neumeister, then he trained in music theory with the cantor of Schleusingen Gottlob Abraham Stäps . From 1813 to 1814 Kummer took part in the campaigns as the clarinetist of the Coburg Hof-Hautboisten Choir. From 1835 Kummer worked as a flautist in the castle chapel of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Coburg and in 1854 took over the leadership of the chapel. In November 1868 he had a stroke from which he recovered. Another attack on May 1, 1870 ended his life.

Works (selection)

  • Trio for 3 flutes, op.24
  • Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, op.32
  • Nocturne, op. 40 for flute and guitar. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1985
  • Duo 1, op.46, No. 1 in B flat major
  • Amusemens, op. 63 for flute and guitar
  • Six Divertissements, op. 70 for flute and guitar. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2009
  • Trio in C major for flute, viola (or violin) and piano, op.75
  • Concertino in C major, op. 101 for flute, clarinet and piano

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SURNAME Grief, Caspar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sorrow, Johann Caspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German flautist, composer and music teacher of the Romantic period
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Erlau near Schleusingen
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1870
Place of death Coburg