MusicAtlas: Kassel
Music fostered by landgrave Moritz der Gelehrte: 
John Dowland 1594-95 and Heinrich Schütz 1599-1615 (incl. four years of study in Italy on the landgrave's expense) - erection of Ottoneum (>01) - three famous organs by Scherer (1610-14); on the occasion of their renovation in 1722 Bach visited Kassel as organ examiner. Later Eberlin, Fiorillo, Reichardt, Spohr and Mahler.
After war-damage drastic renovation of the town; all composer houses lost.
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hist. theatre
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Spohr
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Spohr
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Spohr
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Bärenreiter
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library
Explanation of symbols
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A workshop or atelier for instruments or other music items.
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Other occasional live music performances
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A library or archive.
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A concert hall or other place for live music.
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A conservatory or music school.
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A place where composers or musicians performed or were employed.
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A house or building that is closed to the public.
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A house or building that can be visited by the public.
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A single monument.
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Two or more monuments.
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A museum.
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Opera house or other place for music theatre performances.
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Historische oder interessante Orgel.
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A memorial tablet or stone.
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A single grave.
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Two or more graves.
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