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Haydn (name)
Haydn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), Austrian composer of the Classical period * Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer and brother of Joseph Haydn * Joseph Timothy Haydn (d. 1856), Irish author of ''Haydn's Dictionary of Dates'' and ''The Book of Dignities'' * Lili Haydn (born 1969), American actress, singer, and violinist * Michael Haydn (1737–1806), composer and the younger brother of Joseph Haydn Given name * Haydn Bunton Sr. (1911–1955), Australian rules footballer * Haydn Bunton Jr. (born 1937), Australian rules footballer * Haydn Fleming (born 1978), English footballer * Haydn Gwynne, British actress * Haydn Linsley (born 1993), member of New Zealand boyband Titanium * Haydn Tanner (1917–2009), Welsh rugby union player who also played for the British and Irish Lions * Haydn Wood (1882–1959), 20th-century English composer and a respected violinist See also *Hayden (given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was 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 Esterházy family at their Eszterháza 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 elder brother of composer Michael Haydn. Biography Early life Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria, a village that at that time stood on the border with Hungary. His father was Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
