Deryk Barker wrote:

>The first was Telemann, who not only didn't have a degree (did people
>actually have degrees in the 18th century) but who was self-taught.

Yes, people did have degrees in the 8th century but not, I think, in music.

Richard, who invites you to visit his music, outdoors and other Web sites at
http://www.magi.com/~richard/