Hadow A CROATIAN COMPOSER NOTES TOWARD THE STUDY OF JOSEPH HAYDN by Sir William H. 12.Croatian composer Joseph Haydn, by William H. He Was Safe When Napoleon InvadedĪt the end of Haydn’s life, Napoleon invaded Austria.įortunately, Haydn didn’t have to worry about his safety because many people knew and loved the composer, Napoleon sent two of his employees to guard Haydn.īy that time, Haydn was older and couldn’t move as easily so the guards were able to protect Haydn during the invasion so that he didn’t have to move quickly to safety. Still, many people across Europe knew Haydn’s music and enjoyed his works and even today, centuries later, many people love Haydn’s music.īecause he was prolific, there are works for everyone to enjoy.Įven if you don’t like one piece, you can probably find another of Haydn’s works that you do like. He Was Famous When Aliveĭuring his lifetime, Haydn was the most famous composer alive, however, he thought that Mozart was a better composer between the two of them. He would use false endings to make the audience believe the piece was done when there was still music left.Īs far as more serious messaging, Haydn composed his Farewell Symphony.ĭuring the piece, players would blow out a candle before leaving the stage one at a time.Īt this time, he worked for the Esterhazys, and the prince then decided to give the musicians a break. When composing, Haydn would often include humor or other special messages in the music with one example of this in his string quartet in E flat major. However, he eventually returned to Vienna for his final years. Other works, such as the London Trios, for two flutes and cello, had the same inspiration. While in London, he studied composition composed even more music writing where he wrote the London Symphonies during his time in the city. He Moved to EnglandĪfter he finished working for the Esterhazy family, Haydn moved to England where he had a unique connection to London, despite not knowing English before moving there. Over the years, the two princes that ran the Esterhazy family gave Haydn plenty of resources to compose music and develop his style. The job had many responsibilities, including composing, conducting, performing, and managing opera productions. While he wasn’t the main music director, he did handle everything outside of church music, which the other director managed. He Worked for a Wealthy Familyįor much of his career, Haydn worked as the Vice-Kapellmeister (assistant music director) for the Esterhazy family. However, Beethoven apparently said that he “learned nothing from Haydn.” 7. The lessons didn’t last long because Haydn was busy composing and traveling around Europe so Beethoven ended up studying with other teachers, and the rest is history.
Haydn taught Beethoven after Mozart passed away and was unable to teach the younger composer. While his relationship with Beethoven wasn’t as deep as with Mozart, Haydn did teach Beethoven.
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Mozart wrote a series of string quartets to dedicate to Haydn. In addition to being Mozart’s mentor, Haydn would play in string quartets with his mentee. Mozart was already a successful composer, but Haydn was able to guide Mozart and during their relationship, Mozart called his mentor Papa Haydn
He Wrote More Than 100 SymphoniesĪfter Haydn met fellow Austrian composer Mozart, he provided the younger composer with some advice. He learned to play various instruments, teach, and compose, which helped him throughout his career. While this meant that Haydn could no longer sing as a soprano, it did allow him to pursue other musical endeavors. However, Haydn’s father didn’t allow the procedure to happen, allowing the boy to continue with puberty. Stephen’s Cathedral’s choirmaster wanted Haydn to go through castration so that Haydn could continue to sing. However, Haydn wasn’t allowed to continue after his voice dropped when he was 16. Stephen’s in Vienna asked Haydn to join the choir.īecause women and girls weren’t as active in music during the 18th century, young boys would sing the soprano parts. Haydn had such a good singing voice that he started singing in a church choir at age five.
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