Georg Andreas Kraft

Georg Andreas Kraft (c. 1660 – 1 December 1726) was a German Baroque composer and musician. His surname is sometimes given as Krafft or Crafft, and his first name sometimes appears in its Italianized form Giorgio. When Charles Philip became Elector Palatine on the death of his brother Johann Wilhelm, he moved his court to Heidelberg. Kraft retired as a court musician in 1716 rather than move to Heidelberg. On his retirement, his son, Sebastian Johannes, took over his musical position. Kraft died in Kaster, a district in the city of Bedburg on 1 December 1726.

Georg Andreas Kraft

Georg Andreas Kraft (c. 1660 – 1 December 1726) was a German Baroque composer and musician. His surname is sometimes given as Krafft or Crafft, and his first name sometimes appears in its Italianized form Giorgio. When Charles Philip became Elector Palatine on the death of his brother Johann Wilhelm, he moved his court to Heidelberg. Kraft retired as a court musician in 1716 rather than move to Heidelberg. On his retirement, his son, Sebastian Johannes, took over his musical position. Kraft died in Kaster, a district in the city of Bedburg on 1 December 1726.