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TIMM, Henry C., musician, born in Hamburg, Germany, 11 July, 1811. He was baptized as Christian Heinrich, but, on coming to the United States, he adopted his present name. He had some instruction on the piano from Albert Gottlieb Methfessel, and Jacob Schmitt, and came to this country in 1835. In the same year he appeared at the Park theatre, New York, as a pianist, and obtained an engagement to play second horn in the orchestra, and occasional piano solos. During this time he was also organist at Grace church. About a year later he became musical director of an opera troupe at the Charleston theatre. In 1838 he returned to New York, where he settled permanently. When the National opera-house was built he became chorus-master and trombone-player; but the theatre was soon burned. In 1843 he became president of the Philharmonic society, which post he held for sixteen years. During his presidency he frequently appeared as the piano soloist at the society's concerts, and for eight years was trombone-player in the orchestra. He became well known as an excellent piano-teacher, and his services as an accompanist were much in demand. His published compositions are few, the most notable being the second piano part for Johann B. Cramer's eighty-four "Etudes."
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