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Hofmusikkapelle unter Leopold I.:


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Hofmusikkapelle unter Leopold I.:
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Under Leopold I the group of instrumentalists in the Hofmusikkapelle grew to the size of an orchestra: it now consisted of

around ten violinists, four cellists, two bass fiddles, two theorbists (bass lutes required for continuo) two  to three bassoonists, five or six trombonists, two, later six oboists, two horn players, a lutenist and four, later seven (musical) trumpeters; two organ-builders, two bellows-pumpers (calcants), a lute-maker and an orchestra assistant …

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The Hofmusikkapelle employed a total of 41 to 45 full-time musicians, and including the director and singers it amounted to more than 100 individuals.

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