He received commissions from the cathedral of Cadiz, from the grand duke Paul, from the King of Prussia, from the directors of the Concert Spirituel at Paris; beside his transactions with Breitkopf and H rtel, and with La Chevardi re, he sold to one English firm the copyright of no less than 129 compositions.
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The turning point of his career came in 1755, when he accepted an invitation to the country-house of Freiherr von F rnberg, an accomplished amateur who was in the habit of collecting parties of musicians for the performance of chamber-works.
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Joseph Haydn Biography. Joseph Haydn was an 18th century Austrian composer of the Classical period. This biography of Joseph Haydn provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
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Johann Christian's many keyboard concertos had a profound influence on the eight year old Mozart when the two met in London in 1764. Likewise, C. P. E. Bach's expressive keyboard sonatas came to influence the piano sonatas of later composers Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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When Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy esterházy died in (1790 he had Succeeded Prince paul in 1762 and had Retained'haydn s), Services haydn was dismissed by his. Successor with a generous pension and income from publications and, Pupils haydn moved To. vienna
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In 1762 Prince Paul Esterhazy died and was succeeded by his brother Nicholas, surnamed the Magnificent, who increased Haydn's salary, showed him every mark of favor, and, on the death of Werner in 1766, appointed him Oberkapellmeister.
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Died: Vienna, May 31, 1809. Born second of twelve children to a poor but music-loving family, at the age of eight Franz Joseph was accepted in the choir of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. In 1749, after enduring nine years at the cathedral, he was turned out when his voice broke.
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By 1802, Haydn, now an old man, felt himself played out. He spent his last years enjoying the adulation that came his way from all over Europe. When in the spring of 1809, the French under Napoleon began their destruction of Vienna, Haydn suffered a quick decline and died on May 31.
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From 1795 onward he resided in the Mariahilf suburb of Vienna, and there wrote his last eight Masses, the last and finest of his chamber works, the Austrian national anthem (1797), the Creation (1799) and the Seasons (1801).
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Austrian composer, born on the 31st of March 1732 at Rohrau (Trstnik), a village on the borders of Lower Austria and Hungary. There is sufficient evidence that his family was of Croatian stock: a fact which throws light upon the distinctively Slavonic character of much of his music.
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Franz Joseph Haydn died in 1809.