The 36 Fantasias for Keyboard idolized as the composer of

idolized as the composer of three great operatic successes

his use of classical forms

and Dutch adventurers who plied the waters among the Caribbean Islands and along the coasts of Central America

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The 36 Fantasias for Keyboard idolized as the composer of"One of the most delightful facets of his particular talent is seen in the Fantasies. . . . These Rococo miniatures have a lively opening section with light and clear textured writing, a brief slow section in homophonic style, and then a return to the initial section." Gillespie, Five Centuries of Keyboard Music. Widely regarded as one of the most important German composers of the early and middle eighteenth century, Telemann (16811767) was a highly