▁a ▁p iv otal ▁position ▁between ▁Classic ism ▁and ▁Rom antic ism , ▁but ▁fell ▁into ▁obsc urity ▁following ▁his ▁death , ▁when ▁his ▁music ▁was ▁rarely ▁heard . ▁The ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁saw ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁o e uv re , ▁especially ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Life ▁Spo hr ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Braun sch weig ▁in ▁the ▁du chy ▁of ▁Brun sw ick - W olf en b ütt el ▁to ▁Karl ▁Heinrich ▁Spo hr ▁and ▁Jul iane ▁Ernest ine ▁Lu ise ▁Hen ke , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Se esen . ▁Spo hr ' s ▁first ▁musical ▁encourag ement ▁came ▁from ▁his ▁parents : ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁gift ed ▁singer ▁and ▁pian ist , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁played ▁the ▁fl ute . ▁A ▁viol in ist ▁named ▁D uf our ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁earliest ▁viol in ▁teaching . ▁The ▁pup il ' s ▁first ▁attempts ▁at ▁composition ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 9 0 s . ▁D uf our , ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁musical ▁talent , ▁persu aded ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁to ▁Brun sw ick ▁for ▁further ▁instruction . ▁ ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁concert ▁tour , ▁a ▁badly ▁planned ▁vent ure ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁ask ▁Duke ▁Karl ▁Wilhelm ▁Ferdinand ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁for ▁financial ▁help . ▁A ▁successful ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁im pressed ▁the ▁du ke