Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born
Beginning of the composer’s lifetime.
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The Écossaise (meaning Scottish in the French language) is a type of Scottish country dance that was popular in France and Great Britain at the end of the 18th century-beginning of the 19th. Despite mimicking a Scottish country dance, it is actually French in origin.
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6 Pièces Très Faciles Op. 52 was composed
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