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 t...(+)
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.
Water Music (Wassermusik), TWV 55:C3, is the common
name of the orchestral suite by Telemann, with the full
title Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth (Hamburg ebb and flood).
Telemann composed the piece in ten movements to
celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Hamburg
Admiralty in a performance on 6 April 1723. The suite
draws upon Hamburg's geographical location as an
important and successful port on the river Elbe while
Telemann illustrates the piece with mythological water
deities and tone painting giving the nautical theme
added depth. The overture begins by representing the
physical movement of the ocean, followed by several
dance movements: first, the sleeping sea goddess
Thetis, the mother of Achilles, who then awakes; the
sea god Neptune in love; playful water nymphs known as
Naiads; Neptune's son and sea messenger Triton joking;
Aeolus, ruler of the winds; and Zephir, god of the west
wind. Two final pieces follow, one depicting the tides
of Hamburg and finally, its happy sailors.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Music_(Telemann)
).
Although originally composed for Piccolo, Recorders,
Oboes, Bassoons, Strings & Continuo, I created this
Interpretation of the "Overture Suite in C Major" (TWV
55:C3) the "Ouverture Wassermusik" for Oboe & Strings
(Violin, Viola & Cello).
SHEET MUSIC