Telemann’s approximately 125 surviving overture-suites (often called orchestral suites, though they were not always performed orchestrally) form the most important corpus of such works by a single composer, both for their quality and quantity. Although many of the extant works are not precisely datable, Telemann appears to have written overture-suites from his Leipzig years (1701–05) through the 1730s, returning to the genre briefly in the 1760s. This is a remarkable rate of production. Telemann’s earliest surviving overture-suites owe much to late seventeenth-century works by the German followers of Jean-Baptiste Lully (lullistes), while later examples reveal the influence of the Vivaldian concerto and early symphony; in short, his works reflect the entire history of this short-lived genre. Telemann’s best known example of the this type is the Overture-suite in A minor for flute (or recorder) and strings, TWV 55:a2. This is an arrangement for flute ensemble with flute soloist(s) and it is a perfect chance for flute ensembles around the world to have it's members rotate the soloist's role through out the suite.