Georg philipp telemann autobiography samples
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Re: Georg Philipp Telemann: Autobiographical Narrative,
Postby MaestroDJS » Sun Oct 17, pm
Telemann. (Original German; my English translation in next post)
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Georg Philipp Telemann redet hier selber, und erzehlet uns, mit eigner geschickten Feder, die wunderwürdigen Zufälle seines Lebens, besonders in dem, was die musikalischen betrifft, mit folgenden auserlesenen Worten, und in der angenehmsten Schreibart.
[Telemann schrieb:]
Ich bin, sagt er, in Magdeburg den Märtz gebohren, und den 17ten drauf Evangelisch-Lutherisch getaufft worden. Mein Vater, Henricus, war Prediger daselbst an der Kirche zum H. Geist, und starb , den Jenner, als er kaum Jahr erlebet; ich aber noch nicht das vierte erreichet hatte. Meine Mutter, Maria, stammte gleichfalls von einem Pastore aus Altendorff, Johann Haltmeyer, her, und verblich
In den kleinern Schulen lernte ich das gewöhnliche, nemlich Lesen, Schreiben, den Catechismum und etwas Latein; ergriff abe
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It wasn’t just an item on the bucket list, Telemann’s visit to Paris. It was a victory lap.
In , Georg Philipp Telemann, who at age 56 had never left Germany—or extremely near environs— anytime in his life, finally went traveling. He r.s.v.p.’d “yes” to a group of French musicians who’d been inviting him and made the big trek from his home base in Hamburg, up between the North and Baltic Seas, to Paris. Eight months later, after a triumph-filled sojourn, he headed home “full of pleasure from it and in hopes of returning,” as he wrote later.
He never went back. Old theater impresario that he was, perhaps he knew not to mess with a really big finish. Sequels are almost never as good.
Tempesta di Mare’s Chamber Players salute Telemann’s big Paris adventure and the music that brought it about with Paris Quartets. They’ll play three chamber works that predate the famous trip, from his Quadri (Quartets) of , and two of the Nouveaux Quatuors (New Quartets) from , during it. Toge
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A self-taught musical genius!
It seems hard to believe, but during the first quarter of the 18th century, Georg Philipp Telemann () was considered the greatest living composer besides George Friedrich Handel! While he was historically eclipsed bygd J. S. Bach, Telemann was the most prolific composer of his time. He composed large portion of at least 31 cantata cycles, numerous operas, concertos, oratorios, songs, music for civic occasions and church services, passions, orchestral suites and copious amounts of chamber music. Virtually every major musical style is represented in his output, and in all, he composed well over works! In addition, he was at the forefront of musical innovation and significantly contributed to concert life in Germany, while also contributing to the fields of music publishing, music education and music theory. Given such enormous accomplishments, it is only fitting to pay tribute to this prolific and industrious composer as we celebrate the th anniversary o