Roland Wilson (born 1956 in

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, England) is a British

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player, and conductor based in Germany. Roland Wilson originally studied trumpet at the

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, then specializing in the baroque cornett. After moving to Germany, he worked as a soloist for other ensembles, for example alongside fellow cornettist Bruce Dickey, in the March 1985 recording of the

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He ...

''Opus Ultimum'' with the

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and

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for EMI. In 1976 he founded

Musica Fiata Musica Fiata, also Musica Fiata Köln, is a German instrumental ensemble, founded in Cologne in 1976 by director Roland Wilson (conductor), Roland Wilson. According to AllMusic it is "appreciated for its dynamic vivacity, virtuosic precision, and th ...

, an ensemble specialising in baroque wind music. Musica Fiata's first major recordings were supporting Kammerchor Stuttgart conducted by

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''Symphoniae Sacrae III'', Christmas and Resurrection oratorios and ''

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'', and

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's ''

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'' from 1989-1991. The Wilson expanded Musica Fiata to include La Capella Ducale, a choir. Musica Fiata has recorded for DHM, Sony Vivarte, Glissando and CPO. Wilson is not the only cornettist to have founded his own ensemble; Jean Tubéry directs La Fenice,

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directs the Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble, Bruce Dickey and trombonist Charles Toet direct Concerto Palatino. Wilson regularly speaks at symposia and writes on early wind instrument construction, performance practice, and historical pitch.Bruce Haynes, ''A History of Performing Pitch: The Story of "A"'', 2002, p. 104, Scarecrow Press,

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