Name Johann Hermstedt | Role Composer | |
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Died August 10, 1846, Sondershausen, Germany Similar People Heinrich Baermann, Richard Muhlfeld, Louis Spohr, Carl Baermann, Iwan Muller | ||
Johann Simon Hermstedt (29 December 1778 – 10 August 1846) was one of the most famous clarinettists of the 19th century. A German, he served as court clarinettist to Duke Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, and taught the Duke to play the clarinet. All four of Louis Spohr's clarinet concertos and several of his other clarinet works were written with Hermstedt's skills in mind and were dedicated to him. Hermstedt also composed a few works for wind instruments himself.
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