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First name: Johann Baptist
Last name: Cramer
Dates: 1771-1858
Category: Doublebass
Nationality: German
Opus name: I. Piano Quintet opus 60 (1814) II. Quintet Amicitia opus 69 (1823); III Opus 79 (1830)
Publisher: Kammermusik
Peculiarities: I. Library of Congress II. http://hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/6/68/IMSLP17370-Cramer_Piano_Quintet_Op69.pdf III.Manuscript British lIbrary; https://www.kammermusikverlag.de/besetzungen/quintette/klavierquintette/klavierquintette-mit-kontrabas
Information: Johann Baptist Cramer was born February 24, 1771 in Mannheim, Germany, and he died on Friday, April 16, 1858 at his home in Kensington, England and was buried at Brompton Cemetery. In 1778 he did his first foreign tour in France and Germany, He returned to England in 1791. He began to aquatint himself with well know artists of the time such as Haydn. He again went on a tour in Europe; he returned to England in 1800 and not long after he married. Cramers first venture in to publishing was in 1805 the company was know as "Cramer & Keys" In 1813 Johann Baptist Cramer P. A. Corri and W. Dance invited distinguished musicians to take part in a meeting on Sunday 22 January. This meting was to establish a professional society of musicians; this society would meet and give concerts. Johann Baptist Cramer who was Clementis star pupil and enjoying the fruits of his labour as a composer, pianist and teacher. One of the first works published by Chappell was Cramers this was the 84 "Studies for the pianoforte" This collection has long been considered a cornerstone of pianistic technique. Between 1810 - 1830 Johann Baptist Cramer devoted a lot of his time to teaching especially young ladies he acquired the name of "Glorious John" In 1824 Johann Baptist Cramer set up the his own Music Publishing Company, at 139 New Bond Street, called "J.B. Cramer & Company" is partners where Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale The company did more in publishing at first. The production of pianos started later around 1880. The first Cramer pianos are believed to be copies of Clementi's piano In 1829 Cramer officially retired from public performances and gave a farewell concert in 1835. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 Johann Baptist Cramer noticed the Transposing Piano by Erard, he was impressed with this idea especially from a sheet music publishers point of view as most musicians complained bitterly of publishers changing the key to an easier key thus changing the sound of the original piece. The transposing piano allows the easy key to be retained and yet the power is possessed to make the song sound in the author's original scale. Johann Baptist Cramer considered this a useful tool. Barrie Heaton Dip A.W.V.H. M.A.B.PT, M.I.M.T. © copyright 1998 -99