Joseph Martin Kraus
Joseph Martin Kraus, was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. He has been referred to as "the Swedish Mozart", although his music is rarely performed today.
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- Miltenberg
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- Johannes Gutenberg University MainzUniversity of Erfurt
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1756
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