He held the prestigious position of kapellmeister to the emperors Maximilian II and Rudolf II in Vienna and Prague from 1568 until his death. |
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Who was the court kapellmeister in 1787 when Mozart was court composer? |
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In 1768 Bach succeeded Georg Philipp Telemann as Kapellmeister at Hamburg, and in consequence of his new office began to turn his attention more towards church music. |
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Some were town musicians, others organists, Kantors, or Kapellmeister, and not a few were composers of at least local distinction. |
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In 1710, Handel became Kapellmeister to German prince George, the Elector of Hanover, who in 1714 would become King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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