This site introduces unknown composer Emanuel Bach (C. P. E. Bach). This English version was translated from Japanese one by ChatGPT.
I asked ChatGPT4o: "Despite Hummel being considered a figure comparable to Beethoven at the time, he had a strong influence on Chopin, resulting in Chopin remaining renowned today while Hummel has been forgotten. Similarly, although Christian Bach was a significant figure in London, he greatly influenced Mozart, leading to Mozartʼs enduring fame while Bach has been forgotten. Could these relationships be considered similar?"
Indeed, there are similarities between the relationships of Hummel and Chopin, and Christian Bach and Mozart. In both cases, despite having a strong influence on later generations of composers, the composers who were influenced ended up being more highly regarded by posterity, overshadowing those who influenced them.
Hummel, a contemporary of Beethoven, held an important position in the field of piano music. His works were highly sophisticated and had a direct influence on Chopinʼs nocturnes, waltzes, polonaises, and études. Particularly, Hummelʼs "elegant and ornamental piano writing" was further developed by Chopin. However, as Chopinʼs individuality became more pronounced, his music became the mainstream of 19th-century piano music, and Hummelʼs works gradually fell out of performance.
Christian Bach was active in London and was a highly influential composer in the music world of his time. His clear and melodic style had a significant impact on Mozartʼs early works, and Mozart himself studied his music in London during his youth. However, as Mozart developed Bachʼs style and established a more unique style of his own, he became far more famous in later generations, and Christian Bachʼs importance was buried in history.
Considering this, it can indeed be said that the relationships between Hummel and Chopin, and Christian Bach and Mozart, have similar structures.