Maier was born in Rendsburg, Holstein, in 1568. He studied philosophy and medicine at Rostock (1587), Frankfurt (Oder) (M.A. 1592), and Padua. He attained in 1596 a doctorate in medicine at Basel, and returned to Rostock to practice the medical profession. He also briefly (c. 1601) practised in Königsberg and Danzig. Around this time he became interested in alchemy. In 1608 he went to Prague, and in 1609 became the physician and imperial counsellor of Rudolf II. The interest of the emperor in the occult was the reason of his high esteem for Maier. Maier wrote a commentary on Hermes Trismegistus and was dedicated, along with the emperor, to researching the secrets of nature…

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A trio led by Hendrik Schapes. The sleeve of their 1970 album Cluster listed by Brian Auger and Keith Emerson as inspiration sources. This was a very primitive live recording of four extended tracks: two Schaper originals, one blues number composed by Ambrose and an adaptation of a rondo by Mozart. These references will give you a good idea of what the music was like.

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