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Kaspar Kummer

Born: 10th December 1795, Erlau, Germany

Died: 21st March 1870, Coburg, Germany

Nationality: German

Kaspar Johann Kummer was a German flautist, professor and composer.

Kummer was born December 10, 1795, in Erlau in Thuringia (in Sankt Kilian.) He taught himself the flute while learning violin, horn, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, cello and double bassoon.

Kummer was taught by Neumeister for a year, then took training in music theory from the Cantor of Schleusingen, Gottlob Abraham Stäps. From 1835, he worked as a flautist at the chapel of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and took over direction of their orchestra in 1854.

His published compositions ran to over 150 opus numbers, mostly involving the flute, but also including lieder, etc.

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