Telemann was a pioneering composer-publisher, personally overseeing the publication, engraving, distribution, and sales of his music.
Composer Biography
Georg Philipp Telemann, a German composer, lived to the age of 86, which was considered remarkable for his time.
Composition History
Telemann's publication, Der Getreue Music-Meister (The Faithful Music Master), was a bi-monthly printed sheet containing music for various instruments in Italian, French, English, and Polish styles.
Composition History
Telemann's position as musical director in Hamburg required him to provide a new cantata every Sunday, a new Passion at Easter, and new operas for the Hamburg Opera.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Telemann believed that composing for the benefit of many was better than writing only for a select few, as stated in his autobiography.
Critical Reception
During his lifetime, Telemann was more highly esteemed than Johann Sebastian Bach, a fact that later Romantic critics found unforgivable.
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