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Rohrau, Austria (1732 – 1809)
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 mother, the former Maria Koller, had previously worked as a cook in the palace of Count Harrach, the presiding aristocrat of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music. However, Matthias was an enthusiastic folk musician, who during the journeyman period of his career had taught himself to play the harp.
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 mother, the former Maria Koller, had previously worked as a cook in the palace of Count Harrach, the presiding aristocrat of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music. However, Matthias was an enthusiastic folk musician, who during the journeyman period of his career had taught himself to play the harp.
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LordsOfTheStorm wrote:
Symphony recommendations (as well as good recordings), anyone? I'd like to hear more of Haydn's music.
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A master of the strings. [2]
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IN SEARCH OF HAYDN , Seventh Art's latest documentary production will have its World Premiere at the Barbican, London in January. The film explores the life of the often overshadowed composer and features Alison Balsom, The Orchestra of the 18th Century, Marc Andre Hamelin, Ronald Brautigam, Emanuel Ax as well as many other classical contributors. At the world premiere, the Endellion String Quartet will be performing Haydn’s Op 76/1 LIVE before the film and there will be a Q&A with director Phil Grabsky after. Click on the link to buy tickets https://www.barbican.org.uk/eticketing/selectseatblock.asp or like the official Facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-Search-of-Haydn/265982863435406?sk=wall
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Please everyone correct to Joseph Haydn down on the right side "Is this artist name wrong or misspelt? Suggest a correction." choosing "Franz Joseph Haydn should be corrected to: Joseph Haydn". The same on the Joseph Haydn page choosing "Joseph Haydn is correct." Thanks!!!
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KeIemvor wrote:
v last.fm won't do it, us users must vote for the correct tag.
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emaskye wrote:
when is last.fm going to lop off the "franz" already
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johann_f wrote:
Спасибо за прекрасный рассказ о жизни этого великого копозитора!
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plothead31 wrote:
Indeed
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l4tency wrote:
This man makes me proud to be a human.
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A master of the strings.
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Awesome stuff.
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