Franz Joseph Haydn - Biography
A renowned and prolific Austrian composer, famous for his many symphonies. Not only are Haydn's works vitally important in the evolution of musical form, they are delightful and inspirational. Haydn was directly responsible for es... More »
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(Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31 1732 – May 31 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often called the "Father...
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Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Haydn and Esterhazy ... Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria, in 1732, the son of a wheelwright who was also an amateur harpist and singer. Joseph showed early musical ability, and possessed a fine singing voice. At age five, he was taken into the care of Johann Mathais Franck,
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Franz Joseph Haydn (click to enlarge) Joseph Haydn, detail of an oil painting by Thomas Hardy, 1791. (credit: The Granger Collection, New York) (born ... Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Franz Joseph Haydn...
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(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809); AUT ... Franz Joseph Haydn is the composer who, more than any other, epitomizes the aims and achievements of the Classical era. ... Haydn was prolific not just because he was a tireless worker with an inexhaustible musical imagination, but also because of the circumstances of his musical...
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As a composer, Haydn will always be spoken of with reverence. He was the founder of the Viennese school of composition. His career began at the time when the accepted conventions of the Palestrinesque school of counterpoint had been abandoned as the last word in music. ... Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > H > Franz Joseph Haydn...
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Composers of previous periods did not often have that luxury, but Franz Joseph Haydn did. Most of his creative life was spent in the service of the Esterházy family, writing pieces for their needs and desires.
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