Ackersmann haydn biography

Joseph Haydn wore the livery uniform of a court servant for most of his career, composing and performing to order. When he was eventually granted a measure of freedom, he became one of the first composers to write for a mass audience. The result was adulation, and it was richly deserved. Almost single-handedly, Haydn established the formats on which classical music would be based for more than a century.

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Two titles are regularly bestowed upon him: ‘Father of the Symphony’ and ‘Father of the String Quartet’. But his influence was equally important on the concerto, the piano sonata and the piano trio. Haydn was a wheelwright’s son and a natural self-improver. Not only did he make every effort to learn and perfect his musical craftsmanship, he acquired the social skills to be welcome in any company.

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But he did have to learn those skills. He spent nine years as a chorister at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna until he was suddenly ejected and left homeless and without income. ackersmann haydn biography5 VEVY