Johann Baptist Cramer

Johann Baptist Cramer "drawn from Life & on Stone" by William Sharp

Johann (sometimes John) Baptist Cramer (24 February 1771 – 16 April 1858) was a Holy Roman Empire-born English pianist, composer and music publisher of German origin. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer, a famous London violinist and conductor, one of a numerous family who were identified with the progress of music during the 18th and 19th centuries.[1]

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cramer, Johann Baptist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 363.