Franz Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn

By Giovanni Rodriguez

Franz Joseph Haydn

- was the second of twelve children.

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-His family was quite poor.

-sent him to live with a family relative

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- lessons on the harpsichord, violin, and in music harmony and theory. 

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- Franz sang in a church boy choir and eventually became the chief soloist for the group.

Born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria

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Where was Franz Joseph Haydn born?

• Paris,France

• Rohrau, Austria

• London, England

• Moscow, Russia

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Which two instruments were the first Haydn learned from his relative?

• lute and guitar

• flute and clarinet

• violin and harpsichord

• trumpet and oboe

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How many brothers and sisters did Haydn have including himself?

• 20

• 5

• 13

• 12

Haydn's life and work life

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- In 1761    age 29,  was assistant choirmaster to Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy,

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- Haydn eventually became a full-time court musician and lived and worked in the Esterhazy palace for twenty-nine years

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- His daily routine required him to provide  music  for  family  concerts,  private performances, and worship services.

-Franz turned seventeen and became too old for the boy choir,

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-he made a living playing harpsichord and violin. He also began composing and

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completed his first mass at age nineteen, his first string quartet at twenty-  three, and his first symphony at twenty-seven.

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What did Haydn do for a living when he turned seventeen and couldn't be in the children's choir anymore?

• he sold potatoes

• he sold music

• he played the harpsichord and violin for money

• he sold clothes

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At what age did he compose his first mass?

• 12

• 14

• 19

• 40

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What age did he complete his first symphony?

• 27

• 15

• 60

• 15

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Who did Haydn work for where he was the assistant choirmaster of?

• Prince of Wales

• Queen Elizabeth

• Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy

• King George III

Music influences

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​- Haydn was cut off from the musical centers of Europe

- brief trips to Vienna, Austria, not exposed to the music of other composers. 

- He therefore developed his own  style  of  music.

-He  was not influenced by other composers with the exception of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who Haydn met in 1781. When they met, Haydn  was  forty-nine  and  Mozart  was  twenty- fi ve. Nevertheless, the older Haydn was infl uenced by the younger Mozart

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What young musician did Haydn meet that inspired him upon meeting in 1781?

• Beethoven

• Hildegard von Bingen

• Mozart

• Corelli

-1791 death of Prince Esterhazy

-Haydn traveled to London where he was highly regarded by British royalty. Here he heard the music of George Frideric Handel and was much impressed with Handel’s oratorios. In 1795 he returned permanently to Austria and settled in Vienna where he wrote the Emperor’s Hymn, which is now the national anthem of Austria. Inspired by Handel, Haydn also wrote several successful oratorios. By his mid-60s, Haydn’s health was failing. For the last ten years of his life he wrote little, although he frequently attended concert performances of his music

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Upon returning to Vienna, Austria, Haydn wrote this piece of music that became the National anthem of Austria.

• Clash of the Titans

• Emperors Hymn

• Last of the Rite

• Attack of the Clones

Franz Joseph Haydn was a personable man, generous and honorable. He was greatly respected by royalty throughout Europe. He wrote a large number of works and was very industrious as a composer. He was fortunate to have a patron, Prince Esterhazy, who gave him the freedom to write music for a variety of occasions. However, it was not until Haydn was over forty that his music was successful in concert halls outside the Esterhazy palace.

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Franz Jospeh Haydn's music

Symphony in G Major (Surprise Symphony)— for orchestra

The Creation — an oratorio for chorus and orchestra

Mass in Time of War — an oratorio for chorus and orchestra

His fifteen operas (five others have been lost)

His fifty-two sonatas for piano.

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