Friedrich Ramm

Friedrich Ramm was a German oboist for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote several works.
Ramm was principal oboist in the orchestra of Charles [Theodore, Elector of Bavaria] in Munich and in Mannheim, where Mozart first met him in 1777. Mozart the following year composed a Sinfonia Concertante for Ramm and several of his colleagues, thought to be or be related to the Sinfonia Concertante for [Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra K. 297b]. In 1781, Mozart wrote his Oboe [Quartet (Mozart)|Oboe Quartet, K. 370] for Ramm, while the composer was staying in Munich to finish Idomeneo. In 1787 Mozart participated in a benefit concert for Ramm in Vienna.