- Georg Philipp Telemann was born on March 14, 1681 in Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia, Holy Roman Empire [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. He was a composer, known for Hereditary (2018), Casanova (2005) and Equals (2015). He was married to Maria Textor and Amalie Eberlin. He died on June 25, 1767 in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany].
- SpousesMaria Textor(August 28, 1714 - 1736) (separated, 9 children)Amalie Eberlin(October 13, 1709 - January 1711) (her death, 1 child)
- Georg Philipp Telemann was largely self-taught as a composer.
- He wrote three autobiographies.
- Telemann is one of the most prolific composers in history. His catalog boasts over 3,000 known works in virtually every genre.
- Godfather of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
- Lost his first wife in childbirth. Friends had to organize a fund raiser to get Telemann out debt after the gambling habit of his second wife (whom he married when he was 33 and she was just 16) threatened to ruin him. They separated when she left him for another man, but never divorced. She joined a convent, and outlived him by 17 years.
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