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Carl Heinrich Graun
1704May, 7

Carl Heinrich Graun

Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (d. 1759)
Carl Heinrich Graun (7 May 1704 – 8 August 1759) was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time.

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