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February 2006 Program Notes
Tafelmusik III Quiz
by Mary Burke
For the completion of the Musique de Table cycle, I thought I would do a quiz rather than traditional notes. This is just a small excerpt from my planned Telemann Overachievement Quiz, which may be finished in time for his 350th anniversary in 2031. See the answers >
1. Musique de Table was published in three installments during the year 1733. Which day was NOT one of the release dates? a) Ascension; b) Michaelmas; c) St. Cecilia's Day; d) Christmas
2. The three productions feature the following solo instruments: flute, oboe, violin, cello, recorder, trumpet, horn. Which one(s) of these instruments did Telemann play himself?
3. Musique de Table was first sold by subscription. Which of these notable Baroque composers was NOT one of the 206 subscribers? A) Pisendel; B) Blavet; C) Handel; D) Bach; E) Quantz
4. Telemann advertised Musique de Table in newspapers, and also by letter and word of mouth. Luckily he had a simply gigantic circle of acquaintance all over Europe, owing partly to his work as a(n): A) diplomat; B) traveling salesman; C) corresponding agent; D) art restorer.
5. True or false: Telemann's income from Musique de Table alone was more than twice what Bach earned that year in his post at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
Bonus Question A. Telemann really needed the money because his second wife had an expensive habit, namely: A) clothes; B) jewelry; C) gambling; D) Oriental antiquities.
6. True or false: Some of the material in Musique de Table was recycled from earlier works.
Bonus Question B. True or false: Handel in turn recycled some material from Musique de Table in several of his own works.
7. True or false: Telemann engraved the plates for Musique de Table himself.
8. Telemann died of: A) exhaustion; B) amphetamine overdose; C) caffeine poisoning; D) a respiratory ailment.
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