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 3 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
Quinquagesima : Seele, lerne dich erkennen	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	6
Telemann: Easy Fugues and Little Pieces	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Telemann: Six Canonic Sonatas	—	—	—	—	Classical	6
Telemann: Six Sonatas in Canon Form	—	—	—	Recorder	Classical	6
Double Recorder Sonata	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
Suite in A minor TWV 55:a6	—	—	A minor	Basso continuo, strings, Bassoon	Classical	5
Triosonata in G minor TWV 42:g12	—	—	G minor	Basso continuo, Oboe, violin	Classical	5
Konzert G-dur für Viola und Streichorchester mit Basso continuo	1716-21IMSLP	—	—	—	Classical	5
II. Spirituoso	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe	Classical	5
Minuet No. 14	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	4
Gavotte ( from The Fashionable Dilettante Damon)	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Saxophone	—	4
Verkundigung Maria: Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden (Violine)	—	—	—	Voice, Voice High	Classical	8
Solo in F Major, TWV 32:4 - Second Movement: Bourree	—	—	F major	Piano	Classical	6
Concerto In D (Telemann G)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Fantasia No. 9 in B minor (Third Dozen)	—	—	B minor	Piano	Classical	5
Fantasia No. 6 in C minor (Third Dozen)	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	5
Fantasia No. 3 in E minor (Third Dozen)	—	—	E minor	Piano	Classical	5
Fantaisie No. 2 in C (Second Dozen)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Fantaisie No. 4 in D (Second Dozen)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Dance	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Concerto In G Minor, BWV 985	—	BWV 985	G minor	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	4
Trio In F Major	—	—	F major	harpsichord, Flute, violin, Viola da gamba, Viola	Classical	7
2. Sonatina 3 - I Andante	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	5
15. Sonatina VI - II Cantabile	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	3
Sonata #5 In A Major, TWV 40:105	—	—	A major	Flute, violin	Classical	7
Sonata #1 In G Major, TWV 40:101	—	—	G major	Flute, violin	Classical	8
Fantasy in F sharp minor TWV 40:11	—	—	F-sharp minor	Flute	Classical	6
II. Allegro	—	—	—	Recorder, Viola	Classical	7
IV. Vivace	—	—	—	Recorder	Classical	6
Moderato	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Recorder	Classical	5
Gayment	—	—	—	Recorder	Classical	5
Presto	—	—	—	Piano, Recorder, Euphonium	Classical	4
Fantasie #1	—	—	—	violin	Classical	6
Fantasie #6	—	—	—	violin	Classical	6
Fantasie #10	—	—	—	violin	Classical	5
Trio in F for Recorder, Violin & Continuo, 1st Mvt.	—	—	—	violin	—	6
I. Largo	—	—	—	Viola	Classical	6
Minuet, Transposed From G	—	—	—	Harp	Classical	4
Fantasia In C	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Fantasie	—	—	—	Piano, Mandolin	Classical	5
Gavotte in C	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Minuet from Suite in A minor	—	—	A minor	Flute	Classical	4
II. Fantasie in F minor	—	—	F minor	Trombone	Classical	5
VII. Fantasie in E-flat major	—	—	E-flat major	Trombone	Classical	6
Concerto in F Major	—	—	F major	—	Classical	5
Vivace, from Fantasie	—	—	—	Cello	Classical	6
Sonata in C minor for Flute , Oboe & Continuo Performed by Georg Philipp Telemann	—	—	C minor	Flute, Oboe, Recorder	Classical	6
Verzeichnis der Abkurzungen	—	—	—	—	Classical	5

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.