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Simon Mayr
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Johann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelt Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (1763–1845) was a German composer. Mayr was born on 14th June 1763 in Mendorf near Altmannstein, Landkreis Eichstätt, Bavaria, and studied theology at the University of Ingolstadt, continuing his studies in Italy from 1787. He was closely associated with the Bavarian Illuminati of Adam Weishaupt while a student in Ingolstadt, and the ideals of the French Enlightenment were a strong influence on his philosophy as a musician as corroborated by his famed Zibaldone or &qu… read more
Johann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelt Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (1763–1845) was a German composer. Mayr was born on 14th June 1763 in Me… read more
Johann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelt Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (1763–1845) was a German composer. Mayr was born on 14th June 1763 in Mendorf near Altmannstein, Landkreis Eichstätt, … read more
