Triumvirat was a German progressive rock trio that formed in 1969 in Cologne, Germany. The founding members were: keyboardist/composer Hans-Jürgen (later simply Jürgen) Fritz, drummer/lyricist Hans Bathelt, and bassist Werner Frangenberg. Meaning of name In German and French, Triumvirat is the word for a Triumvirate (see that article for historical institution of that name). History Formation During its early years, Triumvirat initially played Top 40 songs at local venues in Cologne. The Nice and Emerson, Lake and Palmer heavily influenced Triumvirat?s musical direction and the band incorporated some of Nice/ELP music into their repertoire (Rondo among others). In fact, at the height of their fame during the 70?s prog rock era, Triumvirat was often referred to as the ?German Emerson, Lake & Palmer? or ?ELP clone? due to Fritz's classical virtuosity on keyboards and synthesizers.

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