Antonio Vivaldi vs Georg Philipp Telemann
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Compare the life timelines of Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1681 to 1741.
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
- — Born in Venice Verified
- — Trained in violin by his father Verified
- — Appointed violin master at the Ospedale della Pietà Verified
- — Ordained a Catholic priest Verified
- — Published L'estro armonico, Op. 3 Verified
- — Premiere of his first opera, Ottone in villa Verified
- — Served as maestro di cappella at the court of Mantua Verified
- — Published The Four Seasons within Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8 Verified
- — Moved to Vienna seeking imperial patronage Verified
- — Died in poverty in Vienna Verified
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
- — Born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia Verified
- — Enrolled at Leipzig University and founded a collegium musicum Verified
- — Appointed Kapellmeister at the court of Sorau Verified
- — Served as Konzertmeister and Kapellmeister in Eisenach Verified
- — Death of his first wife Amalie Louise Eberlin Verified
- — Became city music director in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Appointed music director of Hamburg's five main churches Verified
- — Declined the Leipzig Thomaskantor post Verified
- — Launched the music periodical Der getreue Music-Meister Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified