Leonard telemann biography

          Georg Philipp Telemann ; Born: Magdeburg, March 14, ; Died: Hamburg, June 25, ; Nationality: German ; Period: Baroque ; Performed As: Violinist..

          He published more than 40 volumes of music between 17which were widely distributed across Europe.

        1. He published more than 40 volumes of music between 17which were widely distributed across Europe.
        2. In his first autobiography (), he said he went to the university to please his mother.
        3. Georg Philipp Telemann ; Born: Magdeburg, March 14, ; Died: Hamburg, June 25, ; Nationality: German ; Period: Baroque ; Performed As: Violinist.
        4. Telemann was considered in his lifetime to be one of the most famous and prestigious German composers.
        5. Georg Philipp Telemann.

          6. Born in Magdeburg in , Georg Philipp Telemann belonged to a family that had long been connected with the Lutheran Church. His father was a clergyman, his mother the daughter of a clergyman, and his elder brother also took orders, a path that he too might have followed had it not been for his exceptional musical ability.

          As a child he showed considerable musical talent, mastering the violin, flute, zither and keyboard by the age of ten and composing an opera (Sigismundus, on a text by Postel) two years later to the consternation of his family (particularly his mother's side), who disapproved of music.

          However, such resistance served only to reinforce his determination to persevere in his studies through transcription and modeling his works on those of such composers as Agostino Steffani, Johann Rosenmüller, Corelli and Antonio Caldara.

          After preparatory studies at the Hildesheim Gymnasium, he matriculated in law (at his mother's insistence) at Leipzig University in That he had