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FRANZ JOSEPH
HAYDN
1732-1809
HAYDN’S LIFE:
• Born March 31, 1732 and Died May 31, 1809
• He was born in a small village called Rohrau, Austria
• He joined the original Vienna Boy’s Choir at age 8.
• He was a self-taught composer
• They usually refer to him as ”The Father of the Symphony.”
He helped create and perfect this form of music.
• He composed 104 Symphonies, 150+ works for the
keyboard (60 Piano Sonatas)
• http://classicsforkids.com/pastshows.asp?id=16
EMPLOYMENT:
• He was employed by a very wealthy Hungarian family known
as the Esterhazys.
• This form of work was a system of patronage where a
composer was an employee required to do as his master
wished.
• It gave Haydn freedom to try new things in music and have a
steady income
• He taught Beethoven for a short while
• http://www.classicsforkids.com/pastshows.asp?id=92
HAYDN’S WORKS:
• The Creation Oratorio; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaI8x-saprI
• Orfeo Opera; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0w68O36X1I&t=875s
• Surprise Symphony; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjwkamp3lI
• Trumpet Concerto; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZYoVw7moc
MINUET
• A minuet is an elegant dance in 3/4 time
• It was very popular in the 18th century, especially
in France; Louis XIV, the “Sun King,” and
the members of his court loved to dance the minuet.
• After a while, minuets weren’t just for dancing any more. Haydn—and many other
composers in his day—used this dance form as the third movement, or section, of a fourmovement piece. Thus, the third movement of the “Farewell” Symphony is a minuet.
• http://www.classicsforkids.com/pastshows.asp?id=130
THE SONATA
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OUWPJP5VDMA
LISTENING COMPETITION:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUWPJp5vDMA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjwkamp3lI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooB5Q-0FIE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBmCcSz6HWw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk58rWYoS-o
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJ8jWvetPY