Born:
March 14, 1681
, Magdeburg, Brandenburg
Died:
June 25, 1767
, Hamburg, Germany
The Artist:
Georg Philipp Telemann was a prolific German composer of the Baroque era, with over 3,000 works to his name. He wrote all both secular and sacred music but was most famous in his lifetime for his church compositions, particularly the cantatas and large works for orchestra and soloists.
Editor:
Audio: Boston - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Attribution:
Audio: Lily Francis, violin ; Ani Kavafian, violin
