Georg Philipp Telemann in Hamburg was the model for Bach in Leipzig. ?Telemann was cantor of the Johanneum School and music director of the city's five principal churches while Bach was cantor of the Thomas School and music director of four Leipzig churches. ?Both also composed profane music for their areas' nobility, what Bach called drama pet musica?and Telemann usually called serenades. ?The Telemann Works Catalogue (Telemann Werke Verzeichnis) lists the following cantatas ?or Pentecost, http://www.musiqueorguequebec.ca/catal/telemann/telgp01e.html#0139.
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William Hoffman
William Hoffman