The Telemann Museum is a museum in the
Composers Quarter in
Hamburg
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Neustadt,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It was founded in 2011 and is dedicated to the classical composer
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesh ...
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The museum is situated in an historical building in the Peterstraße, where Telemann lived and worked from 1721 until his death in 1767.
[Neue Musik Zeitung]
Übervater der Barockmusik»: 250. Todestag von Georg Philipp Telemann Personalia
25 June 2017 The presentation highlights his personality, including his passion for his botanic garden, and the significance he had musically and culturally in his era.
[Stadt Hamburg]
Telemann-Museum
A great deal of the musical attention is spent to his compositions for the civilians and of church music. The museum houses old archives and maintains an extensive library of books that center around the history of music and culture of the 18th century. The exposition shows first issues and a number of utensils, like an original
spinet
A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
Harpsichords
When the term ''spinet'' is used to designate a harpsichord, typically what is meant is the ''bentside spinet'', described in this ...
from 1730 of the builder Thomas Hitchcock. This instrument is used during music performances in the museum.
[Musikermuseen]
Telemann-Museum Hamburg
Impression
See also
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List of museums in Germany
This is a list of museums and galleries in Germany.
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* Fuggerei museum
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Bayreuth
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Eichstät ...
*
List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
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Music museums in Germany
Museums in Hamburg
Museums established in 2011
2011 establishments in Germany
Biographical museums in Germany
Georg Philipp Telemann