Joseph Haydn

1. Joseph Haydn
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2. Joseph Hayden (1732-1809)
Austrian Classical Composer
Spent much of his career as a court
musician for the wealthy
Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy
family on their remote estate
Composed the Paris Symphonies and
London Symphonies
“Father of Symphony”
“Father of the String Quartet”
Close friends with Amadeus Mozart
and teacher to Ludwig van
Beethoven

3. Symphony No.85
“La Reine De France”
(The Queen of France)
1. Adagio - vivace 8:30 3. Menuetto & Trio - allegretto 5:00
2. Romance - allegretto7:00 4. Finale - presto 3:30
Total Length:24 minutes
First Movement: Opens with a slow steady intro, with strong influences
from the so-called French Overture
The French Overture(the instrumental beginning of French baroque
operas), create an atmosphere of elevated, aristocratic seriousness and
ritual.

4. “Farewell” Symphony No. 45
This symphony has an interesting story to it, as it speaks of the relationship of
master and servant.
Haydn's patron, Prince Nicolaus Esterházy, hired musicians to perform during
his long summers
The summers became too long, and the musicians wanted to leave to be with
their families, but they were afraid of how they were going to tell their
master
So they went to Joseph Haydn, who created Symphony No.45 “Farewell”
It was meant to convey their “complaints” through music, and it worked
In the finale of “Farewell” the musicians begins to leave the stage one by
one to further depict their predicament
Finally, the prince allowed them to return to their families
In the age of Absolutism, this shows as a reminder as to be careful with regard
to how one decided to lodge a complaint with one's aristocratic employer

5. Periodic Phrase Structure
Music theorists compared the structure of instrumental music to something
that is more or like the structure of sentences
Antecedent = First half Consequent = Second half
Period = Section of music
Complete Melody/Song
Period + Period
Antecedent + Consequent Antecedent + Consequent

6. Classical Music
Has an emphasis on grace and beauty of melody and
form, proportion and balance, moderation and control
It is polished and elegant in nature, with expressiveness
and formal structure held in perfect balance.
Music of the classical era is sometimes described as
orderly and predictable