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Updated: May 12, 2025
He was in his sixth year when an event happened which changed his life. He was sitting in front of the woodcutter's cottage one day, when a bright cavalcade passed him. It was a nobleman from a neighbouring castle, who was travelling to the city with his retainers. Among these was a Kapellmeister, who organised the music of this nobleman's household.
"I was falling," she said, "Why did you bring me back?" The Kapellmeister sat down by the edge of the bed and began to whistle softly; he whistled a theme once, and then he repeated it a semi-tone higher. "I suspected as much," he said, "Was it because you had no money?" Kaya turned her face away. "Were you starving? Tschut! You needn't answer. Your eyes show it.
You are mad when the Genius is with you, you are mad when you play; but now now you are sane; you are like other men, Velasco, and you don't recognize yourself!" The Kapellmeister laughed, drawing whiffs from his cigar. Velasco uncovered his eyes: "You don't understand," he said slowly: "I see things I have illusions!
She ought to have married a pork butcher, or would have behaved admirably as the mistress of a beerhouse or café; but as the wife of a man of genius ! To be the wife of the kapellmeister of one of Germany's principal opera-houses a court opera-house that was almost, if not quite, as good; and for the time she rested content with her lot.
The Emperor had offered a prize, a wreath of gilt laurels, as well as the post of Court Kapellmeister to him who should compose the most beautiful piece of music in his daughter's honour. Franz seemed so certain of success that nobody even dared to compete with him except Albrecht.
He told his mother that he would be away for a week, and that very evening he took the train for the great town in the north of Germany where Hassler was Kapellmeister, He could not wait. It was a last effort to breathe. Hassler was famous. His enemies had not disarmed, but his friends cried that he was the greatest musician, present, past and future.
Will you go down, Marta, and ask the Kapellmeister if he will come for a moment? I have something to ask him." The nurse rose: "They are smoking still," she said, "Yes, I smell their cigars! If you have finished the soup, I will take the tray. Jesus-Maria! You are flushed, Fräulein, and before you were so white! You are sure it is not the fever come back?"
"Then you must take away your servant and the Doctor, and and your kindness," said Kaya bravely, "and let me starve again." "You are proud eh? You remember that you are a Countess?" The Kapellmeister laughed harshly. "I am not a Countess any more," said Kaya, "but I am proud. Will you let me sing?"
After this unprecedented triumph it seems surprising that Handel did not remain in Italy, where he had so many friends who could ensure his success. It is probable that by the time Agrippina was performed, if not indeed long before, he had been promised the post of Kapellmeister to the court of Hanover. The actual appointment is dated June 16, 1710.
Bülow was appointed kapellmeister of the Court Theatre; reforms, peculiarly disagreeable to those reformed, were set on foot; and singers, players, régisseurs, who had anticipated sleeping away their existence in the good old fashion, were violently awakened by this reckless adventurer, charlatan, and what not, who had won the King's ear.
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