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Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann was a German composer and one of the most prolific of all time. After posts at Sorau and as Kapellmeister at the Eisenach court from 1708, he worked in Frankfurt and from 1721 until his death as director of music for the five main churches of Hamburg. He wrote operas, cantatas, passions and much instrumental music, and was godfather to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
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