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Christoph Graupner (23 January [O.S. Christoph Graupner (23 January [O.S. 13 January] – 10 May ) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.
German designer. His first Graupner, (Johann) Christoph, German composer; b. Kirchberg, Saxony, Jan. 13, ; d. Darmstadt, . He studied music in Kirchberg with the cantor Michael Mylius and the organist Nikolaus Kuster, and later at the Thomasschule in Leipzig with Johann Kuhnau and Johann Schelle.
Though not born to a musical Christoph Graupner was one of the principal German composers of the period of Bach and Telemann. Graupner studied at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. In , because of a threat of Swedish invasion, he sought refuge at Hamburg, where he was harpsichordist at the opera under R. Keiser.
Christoph Graupner was one of Christoph Graupner was one of the principal German composers of the period of J.S. Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann. He was highly thought of in his day, much like Georg Frederic Handel or Telemann, with whom he maintained a lifetime friendship. Composers Johann David Heinichen and Johann Friedrich Fasch were also close friends of his.
Among people born in 1683, German harpsichordist and composer Johann Christoph Graupner was born in Hartmannsdorf on 13 January He studied law and then completed his music studies at the Thomasschule with the cantor, Johann Kuhnau.
Christoph Graupner (1680-1763), court Graupner, Christoph (b Kirchberg, Saxony, 13 Jan ; d Darmstadt, 10 May ). German composer. The son of Christoph Graupner (–) and Maria Hochmuth (–), he was born into a family of tailors and clothmakers.
German composer. The son of Christoph Graupner (23 January [O.S. 13 January] – 10 May ) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.