Joseph haydn family
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Introduction
During my research into Joseph Haydn's life I came across a text by Carl Ferdinand Becker from 1836 which cannot be translated literally because of its old language style, but to give you the gist of it, it goes like this:
"A work like this can never be really finished, but to my excuse I tried to dive into the sources and literature as deeply as possible and corresponding to my means. I have to admit that most probably I missed some sources of interest or did not have the time to go through every detail. Therefore I ask for your kind indulgence in this case and renew my solicitation as to send me any corrections, addenda and the like. I will accept them with utmost gratitude and include them into my work as soon as possible."
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Preface
The aim of this website is to give you a thorough music-historical description of Joseph Haydn's life. It is most of all a compilation of the current state of research, but intends to be continuously expanded by archival studies and material.
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What you should know about Joseph Haydn
Throughout the history of orchestral music there are few composers who have left more of a mark on the landscape of musical history. Read on to learn all about the 18th-century genius Joseph Haydn, from humble beginnings to symphony sensation.
Born: 1732, Rohrau, Austria
Died: 1809, Vienna, Austria
Contemporaries: Johann Christian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven
Best known for: Symphonies Nos 44, ‘Mourning’; 45, ‘Farewell’; 82, ‘The Bear’; 92, ‘Oxford’; 94, ‘Surprise’; 101, ‘The Clock’; and 104, ‘London’. Trumpet Concerto; the oratorio The Creation; String Quartets Op 64 No 5, ‘The Lark’ and Op 76 No 3 ‘Emperor’.
Who was Joseph Haydn?
Joseph Haydn was the oldest and longest-lived of the four great composers of the so-called ‘First Viennese School’. Born at a time when the Baroque masters J S Bach and George Frideric Handel were at the height of their fame, he outlived his frien
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Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer (1732–1809)
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Franz Joseph Haydn[a] (HY-dən; German:[ˈfʁantsˈjoːzɛfˈhaɪdn̩]ⓘ; 31 March[b] 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio.[2] His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String quartet".
Haydn arose from humble origins, the child of working people in a rural village. He established his career first by serving as a chorister at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, then through an arduous period as a freelance musician. Eventually he found career success, spending much of his working life as music director for the wealthy Esterházy family at their palace of Eszterháza in rural Hungary. Though he had his own orchestra there, it isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become origin
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