Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

The Spokane String Quartet will perform at the Bing Crosby Theater on Sunday. General admission tickets are $25 for adults, ...

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Today in Music History for March 31: In 1732, composer Franz Joseph Haydn, known as the ``Father of the Symphony,'' was born in Austria. One of his greatest contributions to church music was his 1798 ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the German composer of ‘The Rider’, a quartet beginning with a dark, dramatic gallop. Naomi explains that Haydn wroteover 60 quartets and that one of his ...

With the Australian Haydn Ensemble performing three linked works of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven and Fanny ...

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will play Franz Joseph Haydn’s St. Cecilia Mass and the Coronation Mass by W.A.

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?