Rupert Ignaz Mayr
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Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646 in
Schärding Schärding ( , Bavarian name: Scharing) is a town in the northern Austrian state of Upper Austria, the capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. Historically, it was owned by the Wittelsbach family, which is r ...
– 7 February 1712 in
Freising Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising (district), with a population of about 50,000. Location Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Isar river in ...
) was a German violinist, composer and
Kapellmeister ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...
in Munich at the court of
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II (11 July 1662 – 26 February 1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Electorate of Bavaria, Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spani ...
.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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1646 births 1712 deaths 17th-century violinists from the Holy Roman Empire German Baroque composers German classical violinists German male classical violinists German violinists People from Schärding District 18th-century German classical composers German classical composers German male classical composers 18th-century German composers 18th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub