Franz Joseph Haydn And International Enlightenment Society
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Dear President Schneider : On behalf of the great Franz Joseph Haydn, I write this letter of recommendation to support the admission of a great composer into the International Enlightenment Society. In order for a musician to be eligible for your society, I understand that he must embody the characteristics of the Enlightenment and more specifically, as a composer, his music must possess the characteristics of the Classical period. I assure you that what you will find in this letter of recommendation will not be disappointing. Franz Joseph Haydn was a great composer of the Classical era. Known as the Father of Symphony and the inventor of string quartets, the examples and styles that Haydn set forth were relied upon by Mozart and Beethoven in creating their own respective masterpieces. Born in a small town just …show more content…
During the classical period, the idea was not to over-dazzle or over-confuse the listener but to show emotion very clearly and logically. This was done through the use of dynamics and orchestral color in a thematic way. Haydn’s music had ever aspect of this characteristic of the classical period. He often gave different instruments in an orchestra the chance to play out to give the orchestra more “color” and also to display emotions very clearly. For example, his Symphony No.100 also known as the “Military,” uses a variety of instruments as well as a wide variety of dynamics to show emotion. He used the drums to represent the ratata of the troops marching and of course, used the trumpets and trombones for the fanfare. In the middle, he suddenly gets louder and louder as suddenly, the full orchestra breaks out in a wave of sound to give the hellish roar of war. Haydn was a master of using dynamics to keep his audience
Dear President Schneider : On behalf of the great Franz Joseph Haydn, I write this letter of recommendation to support the admission of a great composer into the International Enlightenment Society. In order for a musician to be eligible for your society, I understand that he must embody the characteristics of the Enlightenment and more specifically, as a composer, his music must possess the characteristics of the Classical period. I assure you that what you will find in this letter of recommendation will not be disappointing. Franz Joseph Haydn was a great composer of the Classical era. Known as the Father of Symphony and the inventor of string quartets, the examples and styles that Haydn set forth were relied upon by Mozart and Beethoven in creating their own respective masterpieces. Born in a small town just …show more content…
During the classical period, the idea was not to over-dazzle or over-confuse the listener but to show emotion very clearly and logically. This was done through the use of dynamics and orchestral color in a thematic way. Haydn’s music had ever aspect of this characteristic of the classical period. He often gave different instruments in an orchestra the chance to play out to give the orchestra more “color” and also to display emotions very clearly. For example, his Symphony No.100 also known as the “Military,” uses a variety of instruments as well as a wide variety of dynamics to show emotion. He used the drums to represent the ratata of the troops marching and of course, used the trumpets and trombones for the fanfare. In the middle, he suddenly gets louder and louder as suddenly, the full orchestra breaks out in a wave of sound to give the hellish roar of war. Haydn was a master of using dynamics to keep his audience