Composer
Joseph Martin Kraus
German composer (1756-1792)
1756–1792
14 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1756
- Died
- 1792
- Birthplace
- Miltenberg
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Citizenship / historical state
- Electorate of Mainz; Sweden
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Classical
Biography
Joseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), 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. He is best known for having been a sacred music composer, while his symphonic output was much higher than is extant today. He composed in a wide array of forms, and took his greatest aesthetic influence from Haydn and Mozart. His competency and artistic skills were praised almost universally during his time.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; choreographer; conductor; university teacher; poet lawyer; music critic
- Teachers
- Johann Christian Kittel; Alexander Keck
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Recorded memberships
- Amicistenorden
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 34643635
- ISNI
- 0000000081138175
- GND ID
- 11856627X
- Library of Congress ID
- n82223266
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5af39af1-d187-4bf8-8da8-ae841f853ffe
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 34643635. Portrait: Attributed to Jakob Samuel Beck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.