Georg Philipp Telemann
Germany, 1701–1767
German composer (1681-1767) who directed music in Hamburg for close to half a century and left over 3,000 works, the largest surviving output of any composer of the period.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Georg Philipp Telemann and 1 artist Georg Philipp Telemann influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Georg Philipp Telemann?
- Jean-Baptiste Lully — Telemann mastered the French orchestral style from Lully's model — his hundreds of ouverture-suites follow the form Lully created.
Which artists did Georg Philipp Telemann influence?
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — Telemann was C.P.E. Bach's godfather, and Emanuel succeeded him as music director of Hamburg in 1768.