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Telemann und die vier Temperamente

Telemann and the Four Temperaments

Georg Philipp Telemann
Magdeburg 1681 - Hamburg 1767
German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist
(Wikipedia)

Eberhard Roßdeutscher
1981

Magdeburg / Telemann und die vier Temperamente

Description

Sculpture group of five figures on separate columns, reflecting the pipes of an organ. The central column is surmounted by a statue of Telemann in baroque costume in a directing pose. Around him are female figures representing the four temperaments: sanguine (pleasure-seeking and sociable), choleric (ambitious and leader-like), melancholic (introverted and thoughtful), and phlegmatic (relaxed and quiet).

On the building behind the monument is a red stone frieze which can be seen as petrified music (This frieze was partly covered by scaffolding).

Annotation

Placed at the occassion of the 300th anniversary of Telemann's birth.

Sculptor

Eberhard Roßdeutscher (Weißenfels 1921 - Magdeburg 1980), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Das schöne Detail..., Figuren, Reliefs und Denkmale in Magdeburg.

Location (N 52°7'40" - E 11°38'14")

Item Code: desa014; Photograph: 1 September 2012
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