Franz Joseph Haydn

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him the opportunity to go to Vienna and there, he studied the piano sonatas of Emanuel Bach and was given the chance to finally get a chance to compose; something he had always wanted to do. This is when the first string quartet was developed. Later on, he was employed by the Esterhazy family and was given the chance to conduct an orchestra and write symphonies. It was at this time and place that Haydn was "completely isolated from the world…he could experiment…improve, alter, add, or cut as boldly as he pleased." This was the start of a magnificent career.


To understand why Haydn was a great classical composer, it is important to understand the certain characteristics and themes of the Classical Period. Unlike baroque music, classical was secular; it was non-religious and it resided more in the homes of nobles or in public works rather than in the church. There was the creation of symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas using a method called the ...

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Quartet" which was used as the Austrian National Anthem. Haydn also was the co-founder of the Sturm and Drang style, gloomy and sad music influenced by the German writers of his time. His greatest work in this department was "Farewell" and possibly "Trauersinfonie." Though of a Baroque genre, his greatest piece was The Creation, an oratorio. Despite being of baroque genre, it was of classical style and has been attributed as one of the most magnificent "classical "oratorios ever.


Being that Haydn was one of the greatest Classical composers in the history of music, it is important to understand not only his work but also what ...

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