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German:
Bayerische Staatsorchester
Date:
1523 - present
Headquarters:
Munich
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Bavarian State Orchestra, German symphony orchestra based in Munich. It originated as the Münchner Kantorei (“Choir of Munich”), an ensemble of singers and instrumentalists gathered by Duke Wilhelm IV’s court composer Ludwig Senfl, beginning in 1523. Under the energetic Orlando di Lasso (1563–94) the group was reorganized, using a variety of western European music and musicians, and its performances made Munich a major musical centre. The operas mounted at court beginning in 1653 renewed Munich’s musical reputation. Another revival of court music resulted from the patronage of elector Maximilian III Joseph (1745–77), himself a musician and composer with cosmopolitan tastes. ...(100 of 217 words)

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