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Maria Theresia von Paradis
1759May, 15

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)
Maria Theresia von Paradis (also von Paradies) (May 15, 1759 – February 1, 1824), was an Austrian musician and composer who lost her sight at an early age, and for whom Mozart may have written his Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major.

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