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Christian Ernst Graaf was born in Rudolstadt, Thuringia. He became a pupil of his father, Johann Graf. In 1745 he became his father’s successor in the office of Kapellmeister there. In 1759 he was called to the Royal Court in The Hague as Kapellmeister to Princess Anne of Hanover and William V, Prince of Orange. Graaf’s works include Sonatas for Violin, String Trios and String Quartets, a Quintet for Flute and Strings and Fables for Piano and Voice — 25 Fables dans le goût de la Fontaine, pour le Chant et le Clavecin. In 1782, Graaf published a treatise entitled Proeve over de Natuur der Harmonie. Mozart’s Variations KV 24 are based on Graaf’s song Laat ons juichen batavieren. The “Duetto à Violino e Violoncello” probably remained unpublished; a copy of the manuscript exists.