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Melchior Borchgrevinck
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Melchior Borchgrevinck (ca. 1570 - 20 December 1632) was a Dutch-Danish musician, composer, and court Kapellmeister. He was born to Bonaventura Borchgrevinck, a Dutch-Danish musician and court Kapellmeister. He was one of four children two sisters and a brother Heinrich. On January 1, 1587 Frederick II appointed Dutchman Bonaventura Borchgrevinck as conductor for his musicians and singers, because a large contingent were Dutch nationals. The orchestra was composed of 15 trumpeters, 9 instrumentalists (strings and woodwinds) and 20 singers. In July of the same year, Bonaventura Borchgrevinck was fired for reasons unknown, but son Melchior, an instrumentalist, was in the king's service the rest of his life. A year later, in 1588, the king died and his minor son Christian became King Christian IV. From then until his coronation in 1596, his regents cut back on expenses at court. After his coronation the king improved upon the Royal Music Corps, turning it in to on of the finest in Europe. In time Melchior Borchgrevinck was recognized as a leader amongst his fellow musicians. The number of instrumentalists was increased to 15. 23 singers and 33 trumpeters were added. A fanfare from the coronation feast called "Melchers Musica" may have been written by Melchior Borchgrevinck. Borchgrevinck was repeatedly sent on foreign travel in the music service to Danzig and London to buy instruments and to Venice in particular to learn from Giovanni Gabrieli. He was the leader of a group w
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The 99 Most Essential Renaissance Masterpieces
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Music From The Time Of Christian Iv: Instrumental Ensemble and Lute Music
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Dowland & His Contemporaries: Come Again
Music From the Time Of Christian Iv: Madrigals From the South To the North
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Konge af Danmark: l'Europe musicale à la cour de Christian IV
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Konge af Danmark: l'Europe musicale a la cour de Christian IV
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John Dowland & His Contemporaries: Come Again
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Music from the time of Christian IV - Instrumental Ensemble & Lute Music
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Music from the time of Christian IV - Instrumental Ensemble & Lute Music (Jakob Lindberg, Dowland Consort)
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Konge Af Danmark: L’Europe Musicale À La Cour De Christian IV