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Johann Baptist Georg NerudaRelative to other composers of the Classical music era Johann Baptist Georg Neruda is little known, and his dates of birth and death (given as c1707 and c1780 by the Grove Dictionary) are only approximations. He was born in Bohemia, now part of Czechoslovakia, to a well respected musical family. After spending his earlier years gaining a good reputation as a violinist and conductor in Prague and Germany, Neruda became Konzertmeister of the Dresden court orchestra. His compositional output includes 18 Symphonies, 14 instrumental Concertos, Sonatas, sacred works and an Opera: "Les Troyeurs". Arguably the most important of these works is his Concerto in Eb for Trumpet and Strings. Originally written for the "corno da caccia" or "hunting horn", it is now rarely performed on anything other than Eb or Bb Trumpet. The manuscript for this piece is in the National Library in Prague, along with several other unusual works for brass instruments. It is significant that Mozart's acknowledged trumpet concerto K47c has never been located and the Neruda Trumpet Concerto has admirably assumed its role in the trumpeters repertoire.
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