When Was Telemann Born?

Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes.

When did Telemann start composing?

As a child, Telemann showed considerable musical aptitude, composing his first opera at age 12 and teaching himself roughly a dozen instruments. While at Leipzig University, he wrote music for two of the city's churches and founded the Collegium Musicum, which performed his music.

What country did Telemann come from?

Georg Philipp Telemann, (born March 14, 1681, Magdeburg, Brandenburg [Germany]—died June 25, 1767, Hamburg), German composer of the late Baroque period, who wrote both sacred and secular music but was most admired for his church compositions, which ranged from small cantatas to large-scale works for soloists, chorus, ...