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Joseph Haydn (31 March or 1 April 1732–31 May 1809) was a leading composer of the classical period, called the “Father of the symphony” and “Father of the string quartet”.
The name “Franz” was not used in the composer’s lifetime; scholars, along with an increasing number of music publishers and recording companies, now use the historically more accurate form of his name, rendered in English as “Joseph Haydn”.
A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent most of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Eszterházy family on their remote estate. Being isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put it, “forced to become original”.
Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly regarded composer at the court of Archbishop-Prince Hieronymous von Colloredo who also had in his employ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and father Leopold Mozart. Haydn had a third brother, Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor singer.
|Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 in Rohrau, Austria village near the Hungarian border. His father was Matthias Haydn, a wheelwright who also served as “Marktrichter”, an office akin to village mayor. Haydn’s mothe...
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Top 10 Franz Joseph Haydn Songs
Symphony 99 In Eb/Vivace
Symphony 103 In Eb 'drum Roll'/Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony 100 In G 'military'/Minuet (Moderato) & Trio
Allegro
Andante
Symphony 100 In G 'military'/Allegretto
Symphony 100 In G 'military'/Adagio - Allegro
Symphony 99 In Eb/Adagio
Symphony 100 In G 'military'/Presto
Symphony 103 In Eb 'drum Roll'/Andante Piu Tosto Allegretto
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Top 10 Franz Joseph Haydn Albums
London Symphonies No.99-104
HAYDN: Complete String Quartets
HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 53-56 and 58 / Un Piccolo Divertimento
HAYDN: Piano Variations
Joseph Haydn - The Seasons
HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 36-41
Haydn: The Surprise' & 'Militar
Die Jahreszeiten (1959)
HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 42-47
Haydn: Messe de la Creation
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