Scant information about his childhood; we first see documentation of his early 20’s.

Had studied on the violin, so he became the next [musique directeur]* at the Wurttemberg** court in 1716, after moving from Venice to Munich as a violinist the previous year.

Began writing opera(s). Noteworthy was La Tisbe, which did not earn a performance.

Faced heated battles from 1719-21 with rival Reinhard Keiser, maintained (retained) his position.

Lost his post as Rath und Oberkapellmeister in 1737, spurred on to increased composition.

The following year produced 12 concerti e simphonie opus 1 and others.

In 1744 his Oberkapellmeister post was restored and eventually he brought the opera & court music to renewed fame. Lasted into 1751 (or 1755—conflicting sources).

Pardon the (lack of) audio quality in this episode; eventually I just had to ignore every surprise hurdle during production in order to not allow any more delay, and there sure were a lot of them!

P.S. Not quite sure why I said "and all" at the end. It slipped out somehow.

*musique director, maître des concerts de la chamber 

**Listen to my attempt at pronouncing that word...

Applause to the listeners!