Composer

Georg Philipp Telemann

1681–1767

1,330 works in the index

Born: 1681
Died: 1767
Birthplace: Magdeburg
Citizenship / historical state: Holy Roman Empire
Period (estimated from birth year): Baroque

Biography

Telemann wrote more music than any other composer in history — well over three thousand works — and he wrote a great deal of it deliberately for competent amateurs, which makes him unusually useful to anyone who is not a professional.

The recorder and flute sonatas, the Fantasias for solo flute and for violin, and the trio sonatas are the core of it, and they sit at a difficulty where a good amateur can play them properly rather than approximately. The Tafelmusik collections are the same music at chamber scale.

Almost everything is out of copyright and freely available, but continuo realisations vary in quality enormously and a bad one makes the music sound stiff. For anything you intend to perform, the realisation is what you are paying a modern edition for.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Flute, Continuo, violin, Recorder
Genres represented: Classical, pop
Works with composition dates: 12 of 1,330

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 24 of 28

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Fantasia DM	—	—	—	Piccolo	Classical	1
Bouree	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Cornet	Classical	1
Fugue	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	—
Napolitaine	—	—	—	Saxophone	Classical	—
Fanfare	—	—	—	Piano, Trombone, Cornet	Classical	—
Trumpet Tune from Heroic Music for Trumpet	—	—	—	Piano, Cornet	Classical	—
Elegy	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	—
Gigue A L'Angloise	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Flute	Classical	1
Concerto In G Major For Two Violas	—	—	G major	Viola	Classical	—
Scherzino	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Bourree in F Major	—	—	F major	Piano, Organ	Classical	1
Fantasia in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	—
Minuet No. 10 Performed by Georg Philipp Telemann	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	—
Oratorio Jauchze, jubilier und singe. 19 Rezitative, Arien und Chore	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Serenata "Zu Walle, ruft alle". 29 Rezitative und Arien	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Two Pieces	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Finale	—	—	—	violin	Classical	—
Theme	—	—	—	Recorder	Classical	—
Sonatina	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	—
Scherzando	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	1
Suite	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Soave	—	—	—	Organ, Flute	Classical	—
Allegretto Cantabile	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	1
Two Passepieds from Suite in A Minor	—	—	A minor	Piano, Flute	Classical	—
Sonatina in F	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	—
I: Allegro	—	—	—	violin	Classical	—
III: Presto	—	—	—	violin	Classical	—
Duet Sonata No. 3 in A major	—	—	A major	Piano, Flute	Classical	1
Flute Concerto No. 1 in D major for Flute and Harpsichord Performed by Georg Philipp Telemann	—	—	D major	Flute	Classical	—
Duet for Two Violoncelli in B-flat major Performed by Georg Philipp Telemann	—	—	B-flat major	Cello	Classical	—
Andante - Presto	—	—	—	Oboe	Classical	1
Fantasia No. 5 in F	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Lento	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	—
Burleske	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Concerto In F Minor	—	—	F minor	Oboe	Classical	—
English Jig	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Faksimiles	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Faksimile des Librettodrucks	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Die Last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard: Besetzung, Concerto, Atto primo, Atto secondo, Atto terzo	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Anhang: 1. Arien aus Emma und Eginhard im Getreuen Music-Meister	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
2. Parodievorlagen zu zwei Arien aus Emma und Eginhard in der Serenata der Kapitansmusik von 1728	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Piu del fiume da diletto, TVWV 21:26/1 - C-Dur/C major	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Ach Gott, ach Gott, mein Sohn wird fortgeschleppt, TVWV 5:1 - d-Moll/D minor	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Vite In D	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	—
Largo & Allegro	—	—	—	Piano, violin	Classical	—
Slow Movement	—	—	—	Piano, violin	Classical	—
9. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	0
Danse Galante	—	—	—	Piano	Classical, pop	1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 71579513. Portrait: Valentin Daniel Preisler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.