'''«Triumvirat»'''&nbsp;— німецький гурт напрямку прогресивний рок, створений у 1969 в Кельні. Складався з трьох музикантів: композитор і клавішник Ганс-Юрген Фріц (''Hans-Jürgen Fritz''), барабанщик і автор текстів Ганс Батгельт (''Hans Bathelt'') та басист Вернер Франґенберґ (''Werner Frangenberg'').

Гурт завоював успіх на початку 1970-х, коли заключив контракт з лейблом Spartacus», що багатьма критиками був оцінений як шедевр прогресивного року. Гурт проіснував до 1980-го року.

== Студійні альбоми ==

* Mediterranean Tales (1972)
* Illusions on a Double Dimple (1973)
* Spartacus (1975)
* Old Loves Die Hard (1976)
* Pompeii (1977)
* A La Carte (1978)
* Russian Roulette (1980)

{{Infobox musical artist
| Name             = Triumvirat
| Img              =
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| Years_active     = 1969-1980
| Background       = group_or_band
| Origin           = Cologne, Germany
| Country          = Germany
| Genre            = Progressive rock, symphonic rock
| Label            = Harvest, Capitol
| Past_members     = Werner "Dick" Fragenberg<br/>Barry Palmer<br/>Dieter Petereit<br/>Curt Cress<br/>David Hanselmann<br/>Mattias Holtmann<br/>Werner Kopal<br/>Arno Steffen
| URL              = [http://www.triumvirat.net www.triumvirat.net]
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'''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.

=== Record contract ===

In the early 1970s, the band sent a demo tape to Spartacus'', which is considered by many as a classic "prog rock" masterpiece album, along with ''Illusions on a Double Dimple''.

The band underwent numerous personnel changes over the course of its life and eventually disbanded in 1980 with the release of their final album ''Russian Roulette''. An officially-authorized biography of the group was written by Russell Schenewerk and appears on www.triumvirat.net.