Say it like a maestro: (Geh-org Fil-ipp Tell-eh-mahn)

Telemann was passionate about music from the start! His mother, a very studious woman, wanted him to become a lawyer and believed that music wasn’t a good path for him. But Telemann loved music too much to give up. He secretly taught himself how to play all sorts of instruments—the harpsichord, organ, violin, gamba, and even the trombone! By the time he was 12 years old, he had already composed an entire opera.

Despite his mother's doubts, Telemann stayed true to his dream and became one of the world’s most famous composers. In the end, he composed over 3,000 pieces of music—a feat so impressive, that he made it into the Guinness Book of Records!