Franz Joseph

Haydn
 Birth and
• Born on March
31, 1731 in
Rohrau,
Austria

• Parents:
Mathis and
Maria Keller
Haydn
Joseph Haydn
 Education
• 6 years old:
Church of St.
Philip and St.
James in
Hainburg,
Austria

• 8 years old:
Choir at St.
Vienna,
 Education
• Learned how to sing and sight
read very well in choir

• Also learned how to play the

harpsichord, violin, and organ
 Jobs
• Gave lessons
and played on
streets

• Hired by Count
Morzan to be
his musical
The Esterhazy
director in
Palace
1759
 Older Life
• Married Anna Aloysia Appolonia
Keller

• Went to London to perform his

compositions with many called
the “London Symphonies”

• Went back to Vienna where he

taught Beethoven
 Compositions
• Cello Concerto in C major No.1
-1761
• Cello Concerto in D major No. 2
-1783
• Symphony No. 94 in G major
“Surprise Symphony” -1791
• Symphony No. 96 in D major
“The Miracle” -1791
• Symphony No. 100 in G major
 Compositions
• Symphony No. 101 in D major
“The Clock” -1793
• Symphony No. 103 in E flat major
“Drumroll” -1795
• Symphony No. 104 in D major
“London” -1795
• Quartet No. 62 in c major
“Emperor” -1796
• Quartet No. 63 in B flat major
 Historical
• 1756-1763: The Seven Year’s
War

• 1776-1783: The American

Revolutionary War

• 1789-1799: The French

Revolution with the crowning of
Napoleon Bonaparte
 Artists
Jacques-Louis Giovanni Battista
David (1748- Tiepolo (1696-
1825) 1770)
Warm colors for
full feeling
 Death
• Death: May 31, 1809 in Vienna,
Austria

• Highly regarded as the “Father

of the Symphony” and “Father of
the String Quartet”
 Resources
Politoske, Daniel. “Joseph Haydn.” The World Book
Encyclopedia. 2007 ed.
Salvi, Francesco. Mozart and Classical Music. Hauppauge, NY:
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1997.
Bergamini, Andrea. Beethoven and the Classical Age.
Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series Inc., 1997.
“Joseph Haydn.” DISCovering World History. 2003. Gale,
Cengage Learning. Hill Middle School, Naperville, IL. 19
May, 2008 http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do
Boynick, Matt. “Joseph Haydn.” Classical Music Pages. 1996.
20 May, 2008 <http://w3.rz-
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And now for
your feature
presentation
Haydn’s Cello
Concerto in C
major No. 1