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Name: Salon Orchestra of Jan Weber
Commentary:As part of the series of articles ‘Nynější stav hudby v Čechách vůbec a v Praze zvlášť’ [The present state of music in Bohemia in general and in Prague especially], Lumír 5/11/1857, p.1074 related that the ‘Salon orchestra of Weber (11people) is newly founded this year and considers its rôle to be the entertainment of the public.’ The orchestra was originally that of Jakeš, and was taken over by Weber following the departure of the latter. The ensemble ‘performs overtures and other dance compositions quite well.’