umb ▁became ▁a ▁court ▁drum mer ▁at ▁six teen , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁alongside ▁other ▁roles . ▁His ▁half - bro ther , ▁François - An to ine ▁V itz th umb , ▁was ▁a ▁tr ump eter ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Paul ▁V itz th umb ▁( 1 7 6 1 – 1 8 3 8 ) ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁court ▁drum mer . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Su cc ession , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁Hung arian ▁h uss ars , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁comp agn ies ▁b our geo ises , ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁Franc oph one ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁F lem ish ▁versions . ▁He ▁showed ▁off ▁his ▁tal ents ▁as ▁a ▁viol in ist , ▁conduct or ▁and ▁theatre ▁director , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Con cert ▁b our ge ois . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁mentioned ▁among ▁the ▁court ▁mus icians ▁as ▁a ▁composer , ▁ten or ▁and ▁viol in ist ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁composer ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁la ▁Mon na ie ▁as ▁its ▁composer ▁and ▁music ▁master , ▁and ▁taught ▁singing