Wilhelm Cramer

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English violinist and conductor (1746 - 1799)

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::summary English violinist and conductor (1746 - 1799) ::

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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. He is the father of the famous English composer Johann Baptist Cramer and of the English violinist and conductor Franz Cramer.

Cramer joined the Mannheim Orchestra in 1757. He then moved to Stuttgart to work for the Duke of Württemberg, from where he obtained permission to travel to Paris and London. With encouragement from Johann Christian Bach he settled permanently in England from 1772. He also composed eight violin concertos and some chamber works

Cramer Street in London's Marylebone district is named after him.

References

Simon McVeigh. [https://doi-org.lonlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000381649 'Cramer, Wilhelm', in ''Grove Music Online'' (2001)]
He soon became London’s foremost violinist, leading the Bach–Abel concerts, the Professional Concert series (1785–93) at the [[Hanover Square Rooms]], the Italian Opera (1777–1796), the Concert of Ancient Music, and the [[Handel Commemoration]] in 1784.Simon McVeigh. ''The Violinist in London’s Concert Life, 1750–1784'' (1989)
Sheila Fairfield. ''The Streets Of London: A Dictionary Of The Names And Their Origins'' (1983)

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