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Haydn, Joseph
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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German composer, born at Rohrau, in Austria, of poor parents; early evinced a musical talent, and became at the age of eight a cathedral chorister; came into notice first as a street musician; soon became a popular music-master in Vienna, and, under the patronage of the Esterhazys, kapellmeister to Prince Nicolaus, a passionate lover of music; he produced operas, symphonies, and oratorios, &c.; he is at his best in quartettes and symphonies, and in "The Creation" and "The Seasons"; he was a man of a happy disposition, and his character appears in his music; he was known at length as Father Haydn (1732-1809).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Haydn, Joseph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/haydn-joseph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Haydn, Joseph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/haydn-joseph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
