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Christoph Graupner 13 January — 10 May was a German composer and harpsichordist.

Christoph Graupner's Biography.

Graupner was born in Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg in Saxony. He studied music with Nicolaus Kuester, an organist. Graupner went to Reichenbach with Kuester. He stayed there until he was accepted at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. Johann Schelle and Johann Kuhnau were his music teachers in Leipzig. At that time, many composers studied law and music.

In , Graupner moved to Hamburg. He became the harpischordist of the Hamburg Opera. Graupner wrote some of his operas in Hamburg. He remained in Hamburg for three years. Graupner married in He had six sons and a daughter. Graupner composed a lot of cantatas in Darmstadt. In he was chosen to become the Kantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

A Kantor is a musician who manages the music in a church. However, Graupner decided to remain in Darmstadt.