About Johann Kropfgans
Lived 1708 – 1770 (aged 61–62). Johann Kropfgans was a German composer, lutenist and musician.
Johann Kropfgans (Kropffgans, Kropffganss; 14 October 1708 – c. 1770) was a German lutenist and composer.
Kropfgans was born in Breslau into the family of Johann Kropfgans Sr. He and his siblings Johanna Eleonora (b. 1710) and Johann Gottfried (b. 1714) all played the lute from a young age. He was a pupil of Silvius Leopold Weiss, with whom he visited Johann Sebastian Bach in 1739.
Kropfgans composed in the homophonic galant style. He wrote solo lute music as well as chamber music.
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Who was Johann Kropfgans?
German composer
When was Johann Kropfgans born?
Johann Kropfgans was born on 14 October 1708 in Wrocław.
When did Johann Kropfgans die?
Johann Kropfgans died in 1770.
What was Johann Kropfgans's occupation?
Johann Kropfgans was a composer, lutenist and musician.
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Johann Kropfgans was German.
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