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Haydn's birthplace is in Rohrau in
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. The composer
Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
was born here in 1732. Today it is a museum.


History

The farmhouse was built about 1728 by Matthias Haydn, a wheelwright and later a ''Marktrichter'' (village mayor). He and his wife Maria, who had been a cook in the service of Count Harrach, had several children, including Joseph Haydn, born on 31 March 1732, and his brother
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, also a composer, born on 14 September 1737. Joseph's parents recognized his musical ability, and he left home aged six to be educated in Hainburg and later in
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. However, he retained a fondness for his birthplace, revisiting it in 1795. In 1958 the building was acquired by the State of Lower Austria, and it was restored to its original condition. In 1959, on the 150th anniversary of Haydn's death, it was opened as a museum. In 1982 the building was renovated, and the collection was rearranged. Some of the rooms have farm furniture from the time of the composer: these are from an old farmhouse in the nearby village of Schönabrunn, and from the Lower Austria Museum. The room which was originally Matthias's workshop documents the lives of Joseph and Michael Haydn.


See also

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List of music museums This list of music museums offers a guide to museums worldwide that specialize in the domain of music. These institutions are dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of music-related history, including the lives and works of prominent musicia ...


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