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Court Musician

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Court Musician 

a composer or performer in the serviceof a prince, duke, king, emperor, or tsar. In Russia the positionof court musician existed from the 18th to the beginning of the19th century.
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The three extant movements of his intricate, seven-voiced Puer Natus Est Mass, perhaps unveiled jointly in 1554 by the court musicians of England and Spain, stand as monumental pillars in this recital, which also includes seasonal motets by several of his contemporaries.
PASA TEMPOS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
After a long spell as a Weimar court musician, suffering under a stubborn and unsympathetic employer, Bach's new post as chorusmaster for music-loving Prince Leopold at C|then in the 1720s meant more freedom and better resources to help him explore and extend the range of instrumental music, for ensembles through his Brandenburg Concertos as well as sets of solo works for his highly-skilled players.
A feast of Bach by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
In his early twenties, Ali Akbar Khan made his first recording in Lucknow for the HMV label, and the next year, he became the court musician to the Maharaja of Jodhpur.
Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan passes away at 87 by Asian News International
 
 
 
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