Comparing Joseph Haydn's Life And Accomplishments
Heather Weaver
Professor Pittman
Music 171
6 November 2014
The Life and Accomplishments of Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn was considered to be one of the most influential and significant composers during the 18th Century. Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in the Austrian village of Rohrau to very prominent parents. His parents made music a big part of their children’s lives as the region where he was born was hugely influenced by “a heritage of love and instinct for music” (Knapp). During his musical career he faced many obstacles throughout. As the great musician he was he was able to overcome the obstacles and become even bigger and better in his musical abilities and would become known as the “father” of the classical symphony and string quartet
When Hayden was just eight years old he was accepted into the choir school of Saint Stephen 's Cathedral in Vienna, where he received his only formal education. Once Haydn hit the point of puberty and his voice changed, He was dismissed from the choir in 1749, at the age of 17 because he was no longer able to sing high choral parts (Haydn). Upon his dismissal from his position, he spent one night homeless on a park bench, but was taken in by friends and began to pursue a career as a …show more content…
The development of sonata form into a subtle and flexible mode of musical expression, which became the dominant force in Classical musical thought, owed most to Haydn and those who followed his ideas. His sense of “formal inventiveness also led him to integrate the fugue into the classical style and to enrich the rondo form with more cohesive tonal logic” (Joseph Haydn). Haydn was also the principal exponent of the “double variation form that is variations on two alternating themes”, which are often major and minor mode versions of each
Professor Pittman
Music 171
6 November 2014
The Life and Accomplishments of Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn was considered to be one of the most influential and significant composers during the 18th Century. Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in the Austrian village of Rohrau to very prominent parents. His parents made music a big part of their children’s lives as the region where he was born was hugely influenced by “a heritage of love and instinct for music” (Knapp). During his musical career he faced many obstacles throughout. As the great musician he was he was able to overcome the obstacles and become even bigger and better in his musical abilities and would become known as the “father” of the classical symphony and string quartet
When Hayden was just eight years old he was accepted into the choir school of Saint Stephen 's Cathedral in Vienna, where he received his only formal education. Once Haydn hit the point of puberty and his voice changed, He was dismissed from the choir in 1749, at the age of 17 because he was no longer able to sing high choral parts (Haydn). Upon his dismissal from his position, he spent one night homeless on a park bench, but was taken in by friends and began to pursue a career as a …show more content…
The development of sonata form into a subtle and flexible mode of musical expression, which became the dominant force in Classical musical thought, owed most to Haydn and those who followed his ideas. His sense of “formal inventiveness also led him to integrate the fugue into the classical style and to enrich the rondo form with more cohesive tonal logic” (Joseph Haydn). Haydn was also the principal exponent of the “double variation form that is variations on two alternating themes”, which are often major and minor mode versions of each