Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646 in

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– 7 February 1712 in

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) was a German violinist, composer and

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in Munich at the court of

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.Historic Brass Society Newsletter 2005 - No 18 - Page 65 "Rupert Ignaz Mayr was a minor master active in Bavaria during the last quarter of the 17th and early-18th century."

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