Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1820 portrait
Born14 November 1778
Died17 October 1837 (aged 58)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
WorksList of compositions
Spouse
(m. 1813)
ChildrenEduard, Carl

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778  17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and Joseph Haydn. Hummel significantly influenced later piano music of the nineteenth century, particularly in the works of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Felix Mendelssohn.