Wilhelm Cramer
Illustration — Portrait painting of Wilhelm Cramer by the English painter Thomas Hardy in 1794, painted for the British music publisher and seller John Bland. Wilhelm Cramer (2 June 1746, Mannheim – 5 October 1799, London) was a London violinist and musical conductor of German origin. He was the son of a Mannheim violinist, Jakob Cramer (1705–70), and part of a large family who were connected with music during both the 18th and 19th centuries.
Wilhelm Cramer
Thomas Hardy · Public domain
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- Germany
- Occupation
- conductor · violinist · chapelmaster · composer
- Fields
- classical
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Portrait painting of Wilhelm Cramer by the English painter Thomas Hardy in 1794, painted for the British music publisher and seller John Bland. Wilhelm Cramer (2 June 1746, Mannheim – 5 October 1799, London) was a London violinist and musical conductor of German origin. He was the son of a Mannheim violinist, Jakob Cramer (1705–70), and part of a large family who were connected with music during both the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Born at Mannheim in 1746, died in London in 1799.
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- 1.Simon McVeigh. 'Cramer, Wilhelm', in Grove Music Online (2001)
- 2.Simon McVeigh. The Violinist in London’s Concert Life, 1750–1784 (1989)
- 3.Sheila Fairfield. The Streets Of London: A Dictionary Of The Names And Their Origins (1983)
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