Joseph Haydn
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Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer who lived from 1732 to 1809 and created music during a transformative period in classical music history. He is considered one of the most important figures in developing the classical style and influenced countless composers who came after him.
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Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer active during the Classical period. He played a key role in shaping several musical forms, particularly chamber music, and is often referred to as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet" due to his significant contributions to these genres. Haydn was born into a modest family in a rural village. He began his musical education as a choirboy at St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Franz+Joseph+
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Franz Joseph Haydn (/ˈhaɪdən/ HY-dən; German: [ˈfʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈhaɪdn̩] ; 31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony", "Father of the String quartet" and "Father of Sonata form".
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 original". During this period his music circulated widely in publication, eventually making him the most celebrated composer in Europe. Notable works include the Paris and London symphonies. With the death of his patron Nikolaus Esterházy in 1790, Haydn was free to travel, and augmented his fame as a performer before the public in both London and Vienna. Late in life, he composed the oratorios The Creation (1798) and The Seasons (1801). The last years of his life (1803–1809) were spent in a state of debility, unable to compose due to poor health. He died in Vienna in 1809 at the age of 77.
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