GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN

Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the most prolific and adaptable composers of the Baroque period. The German composer wrote church music, operas, chamber works, orchestral suites, concertos, and music for civic occasions. His style connects German counterpoint, French dance, Italian concerto writing, and a practical instinct for public musical life.

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German maestro ordered all his music to be set on fire

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First solo trumpet piece in history belongs to German multi-instrumentalist

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