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Josef Haydn
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Josef Haydn was a German composer who was born at Rohrau, in Austria, of poor
parents. His musical talent showed itself at an early age and he became at the age of eight a
cathedral chorister. He came into notice first as a street musician and soon
became a popular music-master in Vienna. Under the patronage of the
Esterhazys and as kapellmeister to Prince Nicolaus he was a passionate lover of
music. Haydan produced operas, symphonies, and oratorios and more and he is at his
best in quartettes and symphonies. He was a man of a happy disposition, and his character appears
in his music; he was known at length as Father Haydn. Haydn lived from 1732 to 1809.
Josef Haydn Facts and Information
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