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Franz Joseph Haydn

Born: 1732. Died: 1809. Lived in: Austria
Franz Joseph Haydnwas an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet".

Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterhazy family at their Eszterhaza Castle. Until the later part of his life, this isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". Yet his music circulated widely, and for much of his career he was the most celebrated composer in Europe.

He was a friend and mentor of Mozart, a tutor of Beethoven, and the older brother of composer Michael Haydn.

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Franz Joseph Haydn : The Heavens Are Telling

Here is the jubilant movement from Haydn's The Creation newly engraved in print and digital editions and with part-predominant reheearsal tracks. Available separately: SATB, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:25.