Artist
Gerhard Hamm
Gerhard Hamm (Trier, 9 January 1835 - Venlo, 26 September 1904) was a Dutch composer of German origin.
He was the son of Johann Baptist Hamm and Margaretha Mulle. He married Maria Elisabeth Hubertine van Daelen. Their son Karel Hamm (1876-1937) also entered the music world and compiled a survey of his father's work in 1933.
He received his first music education from his father and subsequently at the Dornmusikschule in Trier, with emphasis on violin. One of his first positions was as organist in Echternach in Luxembourg, followed by a teaching post at a college there. Once in Venlo, he became director of the Philharmonisch Gezelschap in 1860, director of the Liedertafel Orpheus in 1861, and in 1871 director of the Mixed Choir which he had himself founded. He was also a teacher at the Venlose Rijksnormaalschool and corresponding member of the Nederlandsche Toonkunstenaars-Vereniging.
His work Goeden Nacht was distinguished in 1868 at a composition competition of Liedertafel Euterpe in Amsterdam. That he was honored on his return home in Venlo with a torchlit procession organized by local music associations illustrates his popularity in his place of residence. He also won first prize with a mass for three male voices in a competition announced by the Diocese of Haarlem. In 1873 he organized a major music festival with concerts held throughout Venlo.
He was the son of Johann Baptist Hamm and Margaretha Mulle. He married Maria Elisabeth Hubertine van Daelen. Their son Karel Hamm (1876-1937) also entered the music world and compiled a survey of his father's work in 1933.
He received his first music education from his father and subsequently at the Dornmusikschule in Trier, with emphasis on violin. One of his first positions was as organist in Echternach in Luxembourg, followed by a teaching post at a college there. Once in Venlo, he became director of the Philharmonisch Gezelschap in 1860, director of the Liedertafel Orpheus in 1861, and in 1871 director of the Mixed Choir which he had himself founded. He was also a teacher at the Venlose Rijksnormaalschool and corresponding member of the Nederlandsche Toonkunstenaars-Vereniging.
His work Goeden Nacht was distinguished in 1868 at a composition competition of Liedertafel Euterpe in Amsterdam. That he was honored on his return home in Venlo with a torchlit procession organized by local music associations illustrates his popularity in his place of residence. He also won first prize with a mass for three male voices in a competition announced by the Diocese of Haarlem. In 1873 he organized a major music festival with concerts held throughout Venlo.
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