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Michael Haydn
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Austrian composer, brother of Joseph Haydn, (1737-1806)
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Michael Haydn, also known as Johann Michael Haydn, was an Austrian organist, composer, and conductor born in Rohrau in 1737. A citizen of the Habsburg monarchy, he studied under Georg Reutter II and began his professional work period in 1757. He held the positions of chapelmaster and concertmaster, and his compositions span the genres of opera and symphony.
He was the sibling of Joseph Haydn and Johann Evangelist Haydn. Among his students were Carl Maria von Weber and Sigismund von Neukomm. Haydn died in Salzburg in 1806 and is buried at Petersfriedhof. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.
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Michael Haydn (1737-1806) was an Austrian composer of the classical period. Haydn was born on 14th September 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau near the Hungarian border. Michael Haydn, like his brother Joseph, was a chorister at St Stephen's in Vienna. Shortly after leaving the choir-school, he was appointed Kapellmeister at Großwardein and later, in 1762, at Salzburg. The latter office he held for forty-three years, during which time he wrote over 360 compositions for the church and much
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Habsburg monarchy
- Place of birth
- Rohrau
- Place of death
- Salzburg
- Sibling
- Johann Evangelist Haydn
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- concertmaster
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Georg Reutter II
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- pipe organ
- Image
- Michaelhaydn1.jpg
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- Michael Haydn
- date of birth
- 1737-09-00
- date of death
- 1806-08-10
- topic's main category
- Category:Michael Haydn
- Commons Creator page
- Michael Haydn
- student
- Sigismund von Neukomm
- start of work period
- 1757-00-00
- name in native language
- Johann Michael Haydn
- place of burial
- Petersfriedhof
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Michael Haydn
- date of baptism
- 1737-09-14
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Michael Haydn, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
4-voice mass with orchestra Partit.
4-voice mass with orchestra Parts
Deutsche Messe mit Begleitung der blasinden Instrumenten
4-voice mass with orchestra Parts
Completorium Cum invocarem, 4-voice with orchestra
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Encyclopedic overview
Portrait of Michael Haydn by Franz Xaver Hornöck
Johann Michael Haydn ( German: [ˈhaɪdn̩] ; 14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period and the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
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