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Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

"Haydn" redirects here. For other uses, see Haydn (disambiguation).

Franz Joseph Haydn^[a] (HY-dən; German:[ˈfʁantsˈjoːzɛfˈhaɪdn̩]^ⓘ; 31 March^[b] 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio.^[2] His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String quartet".

Haydn arose from humble origins, the child of working people in a rural village. He established his career first by serving as a chorister at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, then through an arduous period as a freelance musician. Eventually he found career success, spending much of his working life as music director for the wealthy Esterházy family at their palace of Eszterháza in rural Hungary. Though he had his own orchestra there, it isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become origin

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What you should know about Joseph Haydn

Throughout the history of orchestral music there are few composers who have left more of a mark on the landscape of musical history. Read on to learn all about the 18th-century genius Joseph Haydn, from humble beginnings to symphony sensation.

Born: 1732, Rohrau, Austria

Died: 1809, Vienna, Austria

Contemporaries: Johann Christian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven

Best known for: Symphonies Nos 44, ‘Mourning’; 45, ‘Farewell’; 82, ‘The Bear’; 92, ‘Oxford’; 94, ‘Surprise’; 101, ‘The Clock’; and 104, ‘London’. Trumpet Concerto; the oratorio The Creation; String Quartets Op 64 No 5, ‘The Lark’ and Op 76 No 3 ‘Emperor’.

Who was Joseph Haydn?

Joseph Haydn was the oldest and longest-lived of the four great composers of the so-called ‘First Viennese School’. Born at a time when the Baroque masters J S Bach and George Frideric Handel were at the height of their fame, he outlived his frien

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Hazel Stainer

Papa Haydn’s dead and gone
but his memory lingers on.
When his mood was one of bliss
he wrote jolly tunes like this.

“Papa Haydn” was the affectionate name bestowed on Franz Joseph Haydn, the father of the symphony and the string quartet, by musicians who worked for him. The nickname caught on, and people far and wide adopted the term for the older composer, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91). But who was Haydn, other than the composer of over 100 symphonies and over 80 string quartets?

Franz Joseph Haydn, born on 31st March 1732, grew up in the Austrian village Rohrau, where his father, Mathias Haydn (1699-1763) served as Marktrichter or mayor. In his younger years, Mathias learnt to play the harp by ear, although he never learnt how to read music. Haydn’s mother Maria could not read music either, yet Haydn’s childhood was very musical, often singing with his neighbours.

Haydn’s younger brother Michael (1737-1806) was also musically gifted, and their parents