Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) PDF

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) -Born Rohrau (Austria) -Choirboy Hainburg (1738) -Choirboy Vienna at St. Stephen’s (1739)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) -Freelancer (c. 1750- 1761) -Service to the Court of Esterhazy (1761-1790 and lat...

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) -Born Rohrau (Austria) -Choirboy Hainburg (1738) -Choirboy Vienna at St. Stephen’s (1739)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) -Freelancer (c. 1750- 1761) -Service to the Court of Esterhazy (1761-1790 and later) Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Rohrau, Austria  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Centres of Activity  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) When my voice finally broke, for eight whole years I was forced to eke out a wretched existence by teaching young people. Many geniuses are ruined by this miserable [need to earn their] daily bread, because they lack time to study. This could well have happened to me; I would never  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) I composed diligently, but not quite correctly, until I finally had the good fortune to learn the true fundamentals of composition from the famous Porpora (who was in Vienna at the time).  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Finally, owing to a recommendation from the late [Baron] von Fürnberg (who was especially generous to me), I was appointed as director with Count Morzin, and from there as Kapellmeister with his highness Prince [Esterházy].  Joseph Haydn (1732- In 1760 married1809) (unhappily) to Maria Keller (1729-1800) daughter of a wig maker [he actually wanted to marry her sister]  Joseph Haydn (1732- Involved with Luigia Polzelli 1809) a young Italian mezzo- soprano Around 1780 [she was married to an older violinist] Luigia Polzelli (1760-1830) Rebecca Schroeter (1751-182  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Commissions “Paris” Symphonies of the 1780s Concerts de la Loge (Paris)  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Publishing All over Europe Often music for the home  Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Public Concerts London (1791-1795) Organized by Peter Salomon Contract with Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy 1760 Quickly succeeded by Prince Nicholas 1761 Esterhazy 1761