Alessandro Orologio

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Alessandro Orologio (also Alexander Horologius) (c. 1550–1633) was an Italian composer and instrumentalist, who lived in German lands. Orologio's first appearance on record is as a trumpeter in the court of Rudolf II at Prague around 1580. He remained there until 1613, and was named vice-kapellmeister in 1603, though he also traveled widely. In a 1594 visit to Kassel, he met famed lutenist John Dowland. His propensity for travel resulted in the mistaken impression (first proposed by Richard Eitner) that there were two Alessandro Orologios. After 1613 Orologio received a pension in Prague, and continued to work at Steyr and Garsten. Orologio won fame in his day as an instrumental musician able to perform and compose in a variety of genres. He was an adept composer for voices, and his works are marked by closely spaced imitation. He made little use of chromaticism, which was in fashion in his day. His works were collected and edited by F. Colussi in 1992. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Royal Music From the Courts of Kings Frederik Ii and Christian Iv

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Music From The Time Of Christian Iv: Instrumental Ensemble and Lute Music

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Stravaganza d'Amore! The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court

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Praga Magna

Musica Ferdinandea - Ein Fest für Kaiser Ferdinand

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Primo Libro delle Canzonette_Intrade a 5 voci

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Angeli, Zingare Pastori

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Caesar vive! Prague 1609 - Music for Emperor Rudolf II / Fraternitas Litteratorum

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Missa Quinis Vocibus Super Dolorosi Martir

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Air Music

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Music in Rudolphinian Prague

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Primo Libro delle Canzonette_I

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