Anton Weidinger (June 9, 1766 in

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– September 20, 1852 in Vienna) was an Austrian trumpet virtuoso in the classical era, and a ''"k. k. Hof-Trompeter"'' (Imperial and Royal Court trumpeter). He was friends with

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

and Hummel.Reine Dahlqvist: ''Bidrag till trumpetens och trumpetspelets historia: från 1500-talet till mitten av 1800-talet, med särskild hänsyn till periden 1730-1830''. Diss., University of Göteborg, 1988 Basing his ideas on earlier designs, in 1792, Weidinger experimented with a 7- keyed trumpet, a version of the instrument on which a full chromatic scale became possible, albeit with alleged loss of the instrument's usual power. It remained fashionable until well into the 19th century, when it was superseded by the valve trumpet. In 1799 Weidinger became a member of the Imperial and Royal Court Trumpeter Corps. In 1796

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

composed his Concerto in E Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra for Weidinger, the first piece by Haydn developed for a trumpet solo. The first performance took place in Vienna at the Old

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(now demolished) on 28 March 1800.

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 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 ...

, who was Haydn's successor as

Kapellmeister ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...

to the

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, also composed a Trumpet Concerto for Weidinger; this was originally written in the key of E major, but it is often played in the key of E flat major. Hummel also wrote a Trio for trumpet, piano and violin for Weidinger; this is now lost. Other composers known to have written for Weidinger include Leopold Kozeluh and Joseph Weigl (1766–1846).

External links

* Michael Lorenz
"Six More Unknown Godchildren of Joseph Haydn"
(Vienna, 2015)
John A. Rice, "The Musical Bee: References to Mozart and Cherubini in Hummel's 'New Year' Concerto"

References

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