Composer Information: Johann Wilhelm Wilms

Born in Germany (Witzhelden), the pianist and composer Johann Wilhelm Wilms spent most of his life in Amsterdam, where as well as playing the flute in the Felix Meritis orchestra he was much in demand as a pianist at concerts and musical soirées.

His well-known song 'Wien Neerlands bloed à' brought him overnight popularity. Like Kuhlau, he wrote numerous variations for flute and piano, a number of sonatas, a Concerto and a Concertino - works which were eagerly reprinted in Germany, Denmark and England.

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