Johann Simon Hermstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German musician
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Place of Birth: Bad Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany
About Johann Simon Hermstedt
- 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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