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Jun 8, 2018 · HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH (1732 – 1809), Austrian composer considered the founder of Vienna classicism. Born in modest circumstances as the son of a wheelwright in the Lower Austrian town of Rohrau, Haydn was by 1800 the most celebrated composer in Europe. He is sometimes called the father of both the symphony and the string quartet.
Mar 31, 2020 · Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) On March 31 (or April 1) 1732, Austrian composer Joseph Haydn was born. The composer of the Viennese Classicism was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet”.
Joseph Haydn fødtes i en landsby i Burgenland og blev i otteårsalderen optaget i koret ved Stephansdom i Wien. Om hans ophold i Wien den følgende snes år vides kun lidt; dog er det sikkert, at han har modtaget undervisning i sang og desuden har lært så meget, at han efter at være udtrådt af koret i 18-årsalderen var i stand til at ernære sig som lærer i klaverspil og som kirkemusiker på orgel og violin.
Franz Joseph Haydn was born on 31 March 1732 in the little village of Rohrau in Lower Austria near the Hungarian border, the son of a wainwright called Matthias and his wife Anna Maria. Joseph was the second of their twelve children; their sixth child was Johann Michael (1737–1806), who was also to become a composer.
Joseph Haydn was a prolific composer with 104 Symphonies, 32 Piano Trios, 62 Piano Sonatas, and more than 90 String Quartets to his name. One of his most popular String Quartet is the ‘Emperor Quartet’ Op.76 No.3 which uses the theme from the anthem ‘God Save Emperor Francis’.
May 20, 2023 · Joseph Haydn composed over one hundred symphonies, of which the "Drum Roll" is probably the most famous, in addition to seventy string quartets and several operas. The oratorio "The Creation", the libretto which he brought with him from London, is one of the fine examples of his powers of artistic creation. Haydn died on 31 May 1809 in Vienna.
Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 2. Haydn's was an unhappy marriage. By all accounts, Haydn was a hard-worker, but he was also a very humble man, exhibiting great enthusiasm, intelligence and a strong work ethic. However, his success in the musical sphere was sadly not matched by success in love.
