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Joseph Haydn

フランツ・ヨーゼフ・ハイドン　/　ふらんつ・よーぜふ・はいどん

Composer from Austria

March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809　・　Rohrau, Lower Austria, Austria

Lower Austria
composer
conductor
musicologist

My Take

Calling Haydn the Father of the Symphony almost undersells him, in my view. He did not merely write a great many symphonies; he engineered the grammar that Mozart and Beethoven would later speak fluently. What I admire most is his temperament: a court musician who turned isolation into laboratory conditions, experimenting for decades until the string quartet and sonata form crystallized. And he was funny, too; the joke ticking away inside the Clock symphony still lands today. Genius, patience and wit rarely coexist in one person, yet Haydn carried all three lightly. Vienna made him an honorary citizen; history made him indispensable.

Overview

Franz Joseph Haydn ( HY-dən; German: [ˈfʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈhaɪdn̩] ; 31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony", "Father of the String quartet" and "Father of Sonata form".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joseph Haydn
Name (Japanese): フランツ・ヨーゼフ・ハイドン
Reading: ふらんつ・よーぜふ・はいどん
Born: March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rat
Origin: Rohrau, Lower Austria, Austria
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / conductor / musicologist / pianist / independent publisher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1804 honorary citizen of Vienna

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Symphony No. 100	—
Notable work	Symphony No. 101	—
Notable work	Deutschlandlied	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3

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