![]() ![]() The traditional explanation is that Haydn used the charade to suggest to the Prince that his musicians deserved a vacation after their arduous labors, but another and much more plausible version, found in Anedotti piacevoli ed interessanti, publ, in 1830 by G. ends in a long slow section during which one musician after another ceases to play and leaves the stage, until only the conductor and a single violinist remain to complete the work. 45, in F-sharp minor and the famous Abschiedsinfonie (the Farewell Sym.), performed by Haydn at Esterháza in 1772. ![]() 44, in E minor, known as the Trauersinfonie No. He also wrote 3 sets of 6 string quartets each (opp. In particular, Haydn was obligated to write pieces that could be performed on the baryton, an instrument which the Prince could play in consequence, Haydn wrote numerous pieces for the baryton. Haydn was to present himself in the “antichambre” of the palace each morning and afternoon to receive the Prince’s orders, and he was obliged to wear formal clothes, with white hose and a powdered wig with a pigtail or a hairbag he was to have his meals with the other musicians and house servants. His contract with Haydn stipulated that each commissioned work had to be performed without delay, and that such a work should not be copied for use by others. ![]() Prince Nikolaus Esterházy was a cultural patron of the arts, but he was also a stern taskmaster in his relationship with his employees. Haydn’s service at Esterháza was long-lasting, secure, and fruitful there he composed music of all descriptions, including most of his known string quartets, about 80 of his 104 syms., a number of keyboard works, and nearly all his operas in 1766 he was elevated to the rank of 1 st Kapellmeister. He took Haydn to his new palace at Esterháza, where Haydn was to provide 2 weekly operatic performances and 2 formal concerts. Prince Paul Anton died in 1762, and his brother, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, known as the “Magnificent,” succeeded him. during a visit to Lukaveč, and engaged him to enter his service as 2 nd Kapellmeister at his estate in Eisenstadt Haydn signed his contract with Esterházy on May 1, 1761. 26, 1760, he married Maria Anna Keller, the eldest daughter of his early benefactor, a Viennese wigmaker.Ī decided turn in Haydn’s life was his meeting with Prince Paul Anton Esterházy. In 1759 Haydn was engaged by Count Ferdinand Maximilian von Morzin as Kapellmeister at his estate in Lukaveč. In 1751 he wrote the Sing-spiel Der krumme Teufel A noblewoman, Countess Thun, engaged him as harpsichordist and singing teacher he met Karl Joseph von Fürnburg, for whom he wrote his first string quartets. He made a diligent study of Gradus ad Parnassum by Fux and Der vollkommen Capellmeister by Mattheson. ![]() He was also engaged as accompanist to students of Nicolò Porpora, for whom he performed various menial tasks in exchange for composition lessons. In the same house lived the famous Italian poet and opera librettist Pietro Metastasio, who recommended Haydn to a resident Spanish family as a music tutor. He obtained a loan of 150 florins from Anton Buchholz, a friend of his father’s, and was able to rent an attic room where he could use a harpsichord. After his voice began to break, he moved to the household of Johann Michael Spangler, a music teacher. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, engaged him as a soprano in the chorus. When Haydn was 8 years old, Karl Georg Reutter, Kapellmeister at St. When Haydn was a small child his paternal cousin Johann Mathias Franck, a choral director, took him to Hainburg, where he gave him instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, and instrumental playing. On Sundays and holidays music was performed at home, the father accompanying the voices on the harp, which he had learned to play by ear. Their 2 nd son, Michael, also became a musician. He was the 2 nd of 12 children born to Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright, who served as village sexton, and Anna Maria Koller, daughter of the market inspector and a former cook in the household of Count Harrach, lord of the village. Rohrau, Lower Austria, probably Ma(baptized, April 1, 1732) d. Haydn, (Franz) Joseph, great Austrian composer who was a master of the Classical style b. ![]()
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