Haydna biography

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Franz Joseph Haydn is a great Austrian composer, founder of classical instrumental music and the founder of a modern orchestra. Many consider Haydna the father of the symphony and the quartet. Joseph Haydn was born on March 31 in the small town of Rorau. Love for music by little Joseph was pressed by a father, who was seriously fond of vocals. In the year, a predisposition of five -year Joseph to music was discovered.

The boy possessed a wonderful hearing and a sense of rhythm, and thanks to these musical abilities, he was admitted to the church choir in a small town of Gainburg. The next ten years, Joseph had to work in various places to provide himself. He managed to ask for students to composer Nicolas Porporpor. The price of the lessons was high, so the young Joseph begged to listen to them, sitting behind the curtain.

In the x years, Haydn wrote a number of his first musical works that brought the author a celebrity. In the year, he managed to get a job as a capmerist at Count Karl von Mortsin. In the year, Haydn married Maria-Annna Keller. There was no place for children in their marriage, which he was sad about all his life. My wife’s profession was unpleasant and she did not support her husband in his work, but the divorce was prohibited at that time.

In the year, Count von Mortsin is ruined and Haydna is invited to go to work for Prince Pavel Anton Estherkhazi. Work at the court of the Estherhazi clan was a creative heyday in Haydn's biography. Over 29 years of service, many quartets, 6 Parisian symphonies, various oratorios and masses have been created. The “farewell” symphony of the year was widely known.

The opportunity to come to Vienna helped Haydn communicate with Mozart himself. In total, in his life, Haydn wrote a symphony, 52 sonatians, 36 concerts, 24 operas and various works of chamber music. The peak of Gaydn's greatness became two oratorios - the “creation of the world” in and “seasons” in years. They have become a model of musical classicism.

Life passed too intense, and the forces gradually leave the composer. Haydn has been spending its last years in Vienna, in a small secluded house. The great composer died on May 31. During the funeral of Joseph Haydn, he played the “Requiem” of his friend Mozart. Later, the remains were transferred to Eisenstadt, where many years of his life passed.