Johann Wilhelm Wilms

Johann Wilhelm Wilms is a Dutch type-setter of German origin, born the March 30th 1772 in Witzhelden (close to Solingen) and dead the July 19th 1847 with Amsterdam

It is known like the type-setter of the Dutch anthem Wien Neêrlandsch bloed in 1813.

Biography

After studies of piano and composition near his/her father and its older brother, Wilms studies the flute as an autodidact. He emigrates in Amsterdam in 1791 when he is engaged by two orchestras as flutist. He is also principal soloist for the first Dutchwomen of the concertos for piano of Mozart and Beethoven. After having taken lessons of composition at Johann Caspar Hodermann (1740-1802), Saxon type-setter installed in Amsterdam, Wilms are devoted more and more to this discipline. Louis Napoleon, first king of the Netherlands, names it in 1808 member of the royal Institute of Sciences, the Letters and the Art schools ( Koninklijk Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letterkunde in Schoone Kunsten ) in order to teach the piano. Among its multiple activities, it selects the organists of Church and is critical musical for the review Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung .

During 23 years, Wilms is organist of a Church Baptist of Amsterdam.

Works

Author of seven symphonies, none of them asserted himself on the repertory after his death. Its symphonies N° 6 and 7 were recently redécouvertes by the Concerto Köln which engraved them with the disc and makes hear with the public in concert.

Concertos for flute or piano are also available to the disc.

External bonds

Site entirely devoted to Wilms
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