Franz Joseph Haydn 17321809

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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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Esterházy

• Prince Paul Anton of Hungary
• Prince Nicholas
• baryton music

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Esterházy duties

• Compose
• Conduct
• Train and supervise
• Maintain instruments
• Weekly concerts
• operas and symphonies

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Early Symphonies

• 3-movement form

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Symphony No. 56, Mvt. 1 (94)

• Sonata Allegro form
• 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani,
  violin 1 2, viola, cello and bass.

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Paris Symphonies (82-87)

• Prince Anton disbanded orchestra
• Symphonies commissioned for the Concerts de la
  Loge Olympique in Paris

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London Symphonies (93-104)

• Commissioned in 1790
• Two concert tours in London

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Symphony No. 92 (95)

• The Oxford
• Mvt. II, Adagio Cantabile
• Presented to Oxford University when he received
  an honorary Doctor of Music in 1791.

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Symphony No. 94

• The Surprise
• Fortissimo Chord in second movement

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Symphony No. 104 (96)

• The London Symphony
• Mvt. IV, Allegro spirito
• Sonata Rondo form
• ABACABA

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String Quartet

• 1st violin
• 2nd violin
• viola
• cello

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Early String Quartets

• 1st violin has melody and show
• others accompany
• cello eventually is more melodic
• some fugal finales

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String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2 (97)

• The Joke, Mvt. IV, Presto
• Rondo form ABACA Coda
• Short phrases, rapid notes imitating comic
  patter, staccato, melody continues after
  accompaniment stops, dynamic contrasts set off
  phrases.
• Coda tempo changes, dynamic contrasts,
  figuration, pauses, ends without return of
  opening.

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Late Quartets Op. 76, No. 2 (98)

• The Emperor, Mvt. II, Theme and Variations
• Based on a hymn he wrote for Kaiser Franz Joseph.
  It is now the Austrian National Anthem.
• Theme Violin I
• Var. I Violin II
• Var. II Cello
• Var. III Viola
• Var. IV Violin I

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Haydns Vocal Works

• Operas
• Masses
• Oratorios

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Operas

• Italian operas
• German marionette operas

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Masses

• mostly for Nicholas II between 1796 and 1802

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Oratorios

• Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
• known for his depiction of chaos
• Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons)