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Johann Martin Steindorff (born 18 March 1663 in
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musician who served as '' Kantor'' at Zwickau. In 1722 he applied for the vacant post of
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, but did not succeed and remained in Zwickau for the rest of his life.Boyd, Malcolm. ''Oxford Composer Companions: J.S. Bach'', Oxford University Press, 1999, p. 468


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steindorff, Johann Martin German Baroque composers 1663 births 1744 deaths 18th-century classical composers German male classical composers 18th-century German composers 18th-century German male musicians