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Biography of the composer Joseph Haydn. Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn -, Austrian composer, representative of the Vienna classical school, one of the founders of the symphony and string quartet. Joseph Haydn was born on March 31. The father was fond of vocals and music and instilled his son a love of music. At the age of six, Haydn was sent to the city of Khainburg-on-Dunai Hainburg An Der Donau to study music and singing.

Already in Haydn, thanks to a beautiful voice, he became a singer in St. Stefan's Cathedral in Vienna, where he sang before G. Haydn performed at court and city holidays, weddings, funerals, including Antonio Vivaldi. The next 10 years, Haydn lived in extreme poverty and need and found a joy only in music. Joseph took up different work, including a servant from the Viennese composer and teacher of singing Nikol Porpora, who paid with him lessons.

Also, Haydn diligently studied the work of Emmanuel Bach, I. Fuchs, I. Mattezon and other composers. In the city, he wrote the first symphony to be a great success and won him the sympathy of Prince Esthergazh, who offered Haydn the place of the dropmaster in his orchestra. In the year, Haydn married Maria Anna Keller. The marriage was unhappy, there were no children, which the composer was very regretted.

In addition, his wife was coldly about his work, used his scores on papillotes and a shelter for a paste. From Haydn for 30 years, he served one of the most influential and powerful aristocratic families of Hungary and Austria Prince Estherhazi. The duties of the dropmaster included the essay of music, the leadership of the orchestra, chamber music in front of the cartridge and the setting of operas.

After the death of Estherkhazi in Haydn, he was left without a certain position, but his name as a composer was already widely known. Haydn worked a lot in Austria and Great Britain. In London, Haydn’s concerts gathered huge audiences, which increased his fame and, finally, the musician received financial security. In the year, Joseph Haydn was awarded the degree of Honorary Doctor of Oxford University.

Passing through Bonn in the year, he met a young Beethoven and took him as a student. Haydn was especially glorified by his symphony. In total, he was written by symphonies, including me “Farewell” G. In addition to symphonies by the composer, 22 operas, 19 messages, 83 strings of the quartet, 44 piano sonatas and many other works were written. Haidn spent the last years of his life in Vienna.

Here he wrote the oratorio “Creation of the World” G. Haydn's talent was highly appreciated by his contemporaries. In the year, Haydn became a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music. Haydn returned and settled in Vienna in the year. At the invitation of Prince Nicholas II, Haydn revived Estherkhazi musical institutions and acted again as a capister. Franz Joseph Haydn died in Vienna.

The composer died at the age of 77 on May 31, shortly after the attack on Vienna, the French army, led by Napoleon. Among his last words was an attempt to reassure his servants when a cannon core fell in the vicinity of the house: “Do not be afraid, my children, because where is Haydn, there can be no harm.” Two weeks later, on June 15, in the church of the Scottish monastery it.

Shottenkirche took place a memorial service on which was executed by the Requiem of Mozart.