Friedrich Ramm
Friedrich Ramm (1744–1813) was a German oboist for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote several works. Ramm was principal oboist in the orchestra of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria in Munich and in Mannheim, where Mozart first met him in 1777. Mozart the following year composed a Sinfonia Concertante for Ramm and several of his colleagues, thought to be or be related to the Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra K. In 1781, Mozart wrote his Oboe Quartet, K. 370 for Ramm, while the composer was staying in Munich to finish Idomeneo.
Also recorded as Johann Friedrich Ramm
Friedrich Ramm
- Born
- 1744 · Mannheim.
- Died
- 1813 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Occupation
- oboist · musician · composer
- Languages
- German
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Friedrich Ramm (1744–1813) was a German oboist for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote several works. Ramm was principal oboist in the orchestra of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria in Munich and in Mannheim, where Mozart first met him in 1777. Mozart the following year composed a Sinfonia Concertante for Ramm and several of his colleagues, thought to be or be related to the Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra K. In 1781, Mozart wrote his Oboe Quartet, K. 370 for Ramm, while the composer was staying in Munich to finish Idomeneo.
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(The opera's superb oboe part was also composed for Ramm.) In 1787 (14 March) Mozart participated in a benefit concert for Ramm in Vienna.
Thomas Anton Flad is recorded as having studied under Friedrich Ramm. The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with Bavarian State Orchestra.
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- 1.Ramm (Friedrich). In: Felix Joseph Lipowsky: Baierisches Musik-Lexikon. J. Giel, München 1811, S. 267 (digitale-sammlungen.de).
- 2.Ramm (Friedrich). In: Felix Joseph Lipowsky: Baierisches Musik-Lexikon. J. Giel, München 1811, S. 266 f. (digitale-sammlungen.de).
- 3.Vorwort. In: Ernst Herttrich (Hrsg.): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Oboe Quartet F major K. 370 (368b). G. Henle, München (PDF; 23 kB).
- 4.Wolfgang Amadé Mozart an Leopold Mozart in Salzburg, Mannheim, 4. November 1777. In: Ludwig Hohl (Hrsg.): Mozarts Briefe. Mayrische Buchhandlung, Salzburg 1865, S. 80 ( ).
- 5.Wolfgang Amadé Mozart an Leopold Mozart in Salzburg, Paris, 14. Februar 1778. In: Ludwig Hohl (Hrsg.): Mozarts Briefe. Mayrische Buchhandlung, Salzburg 1865, S. 130 ( ).
- 6.Martin Staehelin: Ist die sogenannte Mozartsche Bläserkonzertante KV 297b/Anh. I,9 echt? (= Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Neue Folge. 27). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2013 (PDF; 41,7 MB); Inhaltsverzeichnis.
- 7.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Oboenquartett F-Dur, KV 370. In: kammermusikfuehrer.de, 2002.
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