What is Johann Nepomuk Hummel?
[[Image:JNHummel 2.jpg|right|thumb|Johann Nepomuk Hummel]] '''Johann Nepomuk Hummel''' (born [[Bratislava|Pressburg]] November 14, 1778; died [[Weimar]] October 17, 1837) was an [[Austria]]n [[composer]] and [[pianist]]. He was a child [[prodigy]]. [[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 music period|Classical]] style, he never became an early [[Romanticism|Romantic]] like [[Beethoven]]. He also wrote a concerto for trumpet, which is fairly famous. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hummel, Johann Nepomuk}} [[Category:1778 births]] [[Category:1837 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian composers]] [[Category:Classical era composers]] [[Category:People from Bratislava]] [[Category:Austrian pianists]]