On his father's side, only a single relative is known to have been a professional musician: Heinrich Thering, Telemann's great-grandfather, served as Kantor at Halberstadt in the late 16th century.

) In the realm of song, Claude Debussy set both Verlaine's " Pantomime " and Banville's " Pierrot " ( 1842 ) to music in 1881 ( not published until 1926 )— the only precedents among works by major composers being the " Pierrot " section of Telemann's Burlesque Overture ( 1717 – 22 ), Mozart's 1783 " Masquerade " ( in which Mozart himself took the role of Harlequin and his brother-in-law, Joseph Lange, that of Pierrot ), and the " Pierrot " section of Robert Schumann's Carnival ( 1835 ).

Telemann's opera productions were not particularly popular, and eventually the opera house had to be closed down in 1738.

Telemann's friends in Hamburg organized a collection to save the composer's finances, and eventually he was saved from bankruptcy ; by 1736 Maria had left Telemann's home.

After Telemann's eldest son Andreas died in 1755, he assumed the responsibility of raising Andreas ' son Georg Michael Telemann, who eventually became a composer.

While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.

Telemann's music incorporates several national styles: French, Italian, and Polish.

Telemann's birthplace, the city of Magdeburg, in early 18th century.

Some 50 years before Telemann's birth the city was Sack of Magdeburg | sacked and had to be rebuilt.

However, the superintendent of the school, Caspar Calvoer, recognized Telemann's talents and even introduced him to musical theory ; Telemann continued composing and playing various instruments, taught himself thoroughbass and regularly supplied music for the church choir and the town musicians.

However, Telemann's growing prominence and methods caused a conflict between him and Kuhnau.

Unfortunately, the Great Northern War put an end to Telemann's career at Sorau.

Thus began one of the most productive periods in Telemann's life: during his tenure at Eisenach he composed a wealth of instrumental music ( sonatas and concertos ), and numerous sacred works, which included four or five complete annual cycles of church cantatas, 50 German and Italian cantatas, and some 20 serenatas.

Unfortunately, the mother died soon afterwards ; Telemann's marriage lasted only for 15 months.

Telemann's new duties were similar to those he had in Leipzig.

The former matter was resolved quickly, but Telemann's exclusive right to publish his own work was only recognized in full in 1757.

More than 40 volumes of music appeared between 1725 and 1740 and these were widely distributed across Europe, owing to Telemann's numerous contacts in various countries.

Telemann's wife Maria Catherina amassed a very large gambling debt, 4400 Reichsthaler, which amounted to more than Telemann's annual income.

In his later years, Telemann's eyesight began to deteriorate, and he was increasingly troubled by health problems.

He was immensely popular not only in Germany but in the rest of Europe as well: orders for editions of Telemann's music came from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, and Spain.

Such views were influenced by an account of Telemann's music by Christoph Daniel Ebeling, a late-18th-century critic who in fact praised Telemann's music and only made passing critical remarks of his productivity.

After the Bach revival, Telemann's works were judged as inferior to Bach's and lacking in religious fervour.

* Hermann Fegelein SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's Adjutant and Adolf Hitler's brother in law was a great admirer of his birthplace, Ansbach.

He died 12 September 1500, and was succeeded in his German territories by George as the head of the Albertine line, while George's brother Heinrich became hereditary governor of Friesland.

Furthermore, during George's lifetime his nearest relations his son-in-law Philip of Hesse, and his brother Heinrich, joined the Reformers.

According to the act of settlement of 1499, George's Protestant brother Heinrich was now heir prospective ; but George, disregarding his father's will, sought to disinherit his brother and to bequeath the duchy to Ferdinand, brother of Charles V. His sudden death prevented the carrying out of this intention.

In 1850, Heinrich learned of the death of his brother, Ludwig, who had become wealthy as a speculator in the California gold fields.

" The Kaiser's younger brother, Admiral Prince Heinrich of Prussia, considered that the cost of the navy was now too great.

* Jakob Stilling ( 1842-1915 ) ophthalmologist, son of Benedict Stilling, surgeon, and brother of Heinrich Stilling, pathologist.

During the summer semester of 1919, Fromm studied at the University of Heidelberg, where he switched from studying jurisprudence to sociology under Alfred Weber ( brother of the better known sociologist Max Weber ), the psychiatrist-philosopher Karl Jaspers, and Heinrich Rickert.

** Carl ( Heinrich ) von Siemens ( 1829, Menzendorf-1906 ), brother of Werner von Siemens

He is a brother of Carl Heinrich von Siemens and Carl Wilhelm Siemens, sons of Christian Ferdinand Siemens ( 31 July 1787-16 January 1840 ) and wife Eleonore Deichmann ( 1792-8 July 1839 ).

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt ( September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859 ) was a Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt ( 1767 – 1835 ).

He is also a brother of Carl Heinrich von Siemens and a cousin of Alexander Siemens.

However, Eleanora ’ s brother, Heinrich Fischover, wrote to his mother from Germany in 1862 or 1863:

Agnes of Isenburg-Limburg, the sister of Imagina, was married to Henry ( Heinrich ) of Westerburg, the brother of Siegfried II of Westerburg, the Archbishop of Cologne.

Born in Lübeck as the oldest child of Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann and Júlia da Silva Bruhns, he was the elder brother of Thomas Mann.

in Western Germany, Karl Tillessen, a brother of Erzberger's assassin Heinrich Tillessen, and his adjutant Hartmut Plaas.

His brother, Peter, was a General in the Continental Army and his brother Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst was a botanist.

Fritz Thyssen and his brother, Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, had the Dutch bank and the steel firm as part of their business and financial empire according to the US.

This marriage presented Rudolf with a half brother, Ernest Ludwig Heinrich Baumgartner, with whom Rocker did not maintain close contact.

Consequently, Johann Georg Jacobi ( brother of the more famous philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi ) in 1784 was the first Protestant professor teaching at the university in Freiburg.

Many of Freund's relatives died during the Holocaust, including his parents Heinrich and Hella, and his brother Hans.