 | Telemann, Georg Philipp - Duet in Bb Major for Marimba Duet TWV 40:107 2 marimbas |
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| Composer : | Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681 - 1767) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | 2 marimbas | ||||
| Style : | Baroque | ||||
| Key : | B♭ major | ||||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
| Added by magataganm, 02 Dec 2023 Georg Philipp Telemann was born in Magdeburg, the son of a Lutheran deacon who died in 1685, leaving the mother to raise their three children alone. The youth showed remarkable talent in music, but was temporarily discouraged in his chosen pursuit by Puritan Lutherans, who told Telemann's mother that he would turn out no better than "a clown, a tightrope walker or a marmot-trainer." In opposition to his mother's wishes, Telemann continued to study in secrecy until she relented, allowing him to train under the highly respected Kantor Benedict Christiani, at the Old City School. Outside of some early lessons in reading tablature, Telemann was self-taught and was capable of playing the flute, violin, viola da gamba, oboe, trombone, double bass, and several keyboard instruments. Telemann began to write music from childhood, producing an opera, Sigismundus, by age 12. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of that city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died less than two years after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving him. As part of his duties, he wrote a considerable amount of music for educating organists under his direction. This includes 48 chorale preludes and 20 small fugues (modal fugues) to accompany his chorale harmonisations for 500 hymns. His music incorporates French, Italian, and German national styles, and he was at times even influenced by Polish popular music. He remained at the forefront of all new musical tendencies, and his music stands as an important link between the late Baroque and early Classical styles. The Telemann Museum in Hamburg is dedicated to him. Telemann wrote the present three pieces taken from his “Der getreue Music-Meister”, as domestic music for two instruments. With his keen practical sense he kept the range and technical difficulty within such limits as would permit the greatest possible number of different instrumental combinations to perform the pieces. By means of different clef signs he made it possible to allot to the individual instruments the keys most suitable to them. Source: Wikipedia (https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Telemann,_Georg_Philip p). Although originally created for 2 Flutes/Recorders, I created this Arrangement of the Duet in Bb Major (TWV 40:107) for Marimba Duet. Sheet central : | Duet for 2 Flutes (4 sheet music) | | |||
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