Kaspar Johann Kummer^[1] (1795–1870) was a German flautist, professor and composer.

Kummer was born on 10 December 1795 in Erlau in Thuringia (in Sankt Kilian.) ^[2] He taught himself the flute while learning violin, horn, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, cello and double bassoon.^[3]

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.^[4]

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

He also had several students, including Friedrich Kiel^[5] and Felix Draeseke.^[6]

He died in May 1870, probably on 21 May, in Coburg.^[2]

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Further reading

• Fürstenau, Moritz. Allegemeine Deutsche Biographie (Wikisource. From Band 17, 1883. In German.)

External links

• Free scores by Kaspar Kummer at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) (compositions, partial worklist)

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