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Prolific German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist who dominated 18th-century European music.Telemann produced over 3,000 compositions spanning sacred cantatas, operas, orchestral suites, and chamber works. Self-taught, he held key positions in Leipzig, Eisenach, Frankfurt, and Hamburg. Despite family opposition to his musical career, he became Europe's most celebrated composer during his lifetime, influencing contemporaries like Bach and Handel....