Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the German composer of ‘The Rider’, a quartet beginning with a dark, dramatic gallop. Naomi explains that Haydn wroteover 60 quartets and that one of his ...

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will play Franz Joseph Haydn’s St. Cecilia Mass and the Coronation Mass by W.A.

Pope Pius IV in 1499 -- French philosopher Rene Descartes in 1596 -- Pope Benedict XIV in 1675 -- German composer Johann Sebastian Bach in 1685 -- Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn in 1732 ...

From the 18th century is Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet No. 33 in G Minor. Haydn is often said to be the “father of the string quartet” with his array of innovative pieces that not only ...

Although increasingly rejected by scholars, the label Sturm und Drang (‘Storm and Stress’), which derives from the slightly later German literary movement of that name, is still widely used to ...

Finally, is Joseph Haydn’s Symphony no. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97. Haydn’s celebrated London Symphonies were inspired by the composer’s highly successful visits to England between 1791 and 1795.

March 1, 2025 • A new album by artists including Kate Bush and Imogen Heap protesting proposed changes to AI copyright laws is the latest in a history of musicians using silence to protest ...