In 1790, Haydn’s music was becoming more and more popular throughout the courts of Europe. Haydn’s 104 symphonies laid the blueprint of the genre for generations. However his greatest achievements were in the advancements he made to the symphony and the string quartet. Haydn delivered on these responsibilities, composing numerous chamber works, masses, operas and concerti. He was now surrounded by a community of musicians that looked to him for original compositions and arrangements. This was a huge turning point in his life.
In 1761, Haydn was appointed as the "Kapellmeister" for the court of Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy. Bach, became a freelance composer and music educator. While there, he served as a choir boy, studied with C.P.E. Haydn would remain in Vienna for the next two decades. Two years later, he was accepted into the cathedral choir of Vienna. He faced harsh discipline yet he excelled in his studies.
It was a difficult time for the young Haydn. His family decided to send him to school in Hainburg to receive a musical education, with the hopes that he would one day join the clergy. Haydn’s talent stood out at these concerts. His father was a great lover of music and used to give concerts with all of his children. Haydn was born in a small village on the Danube. He cemented a style of composition that married the rigor of the last two centuries of music with the emotional sensibilities emerging during the enlightenment all the while maintaining a sense of humor and humility. He didn’t just mimic the changes of the late 18 th century, in a large way, his music was the change. Franz Joseph Haydn is a towering figure of the Classical era.
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