How Does Haydn Influence Modern Music

Both Haydn and Beethoven are known as two of the greatest classical/romantic composers in the history of music. Haydn is identified as the father of modern symphony, as well as the father of the string quartet. He has played an essential role in developing the piano trio and the sonata form. Beethoven is also a widely recognized composer in Western music, his style joined the lull between the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven traveled to Vienna when he was young to study under Haydn. However, due to disputes and differences between the two composers, lessons only lasted for a little over a year. The teachings, if only for a short period, left a mark on Beethoven, and can be observed in his compositions.

Sonatas composed from 1773 to 1784 were intended as “public” works from the very beginning, with a clear conception of the taste, preferences, and instruments available to the musical public of Vienna. The Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI: 23; L38 written in 1773 for solo harpsichord is the best known and most virtuosic of

Some of the great composers during this time were Franz Josef Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

Beethoven is perhaps the most famous musician of all time. His influence on later composers was extremely huge, to the extent where many composers were intimidated by his music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 into a family of musicians. His father and grandfather were both musicians at the court of Elector in the German town of Bonn. His grandfather was very respected, but his dad not so much given that he was an alcoholic. At a young age, Beethoven was put in charge of his family’s finances and started a job at the court. He composed music and helped look after the instrumentation. Around the same time, he began to write music. In 1790, an important visitor passed through Bonn: this was Franz Joseph Haydn. He was on his way to London for a visit when he stopped to meet Beethoven and agreed to take him on as a student when he came back from London to Vienna. In 1792, Beethoven moved to Vienna to study with Hayden. Apparently, it did not go as planned. Hayden was old fashion and a little overbearing, while Beethoven was rebellious and headstrong. Beethoven found support among the rich arts who lived in Vienna. Prince Lichnowsky gave him board and lodging at his place for in return, Beethoven would compose music and preform at evening parties.

In 1703, he moved to Hamburg. There he met Telemann and began to have many of his works performed. He then traveled to Rome and numerous European capitals until he settled in England in 1714. He remained a world traveler his entire life which was a main contributing factor to his originality and probably was responsible for his well-known habit of "borrowing" music

He is known as the “father of the string quartet” and the “father of the symphony”. Haydn made major contributions to musical form, such as the sonata rondo form and the double variation form.

Also among Beethoven’s teachers, though later in his life, were Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, an organist at the imperial court in Vienna whom he studied under until 1795, and Antonio Salieri; Mozart’s old rival whom Beethoven learned vocal composition in the same period he was studying under Albrechtsberger. Before Albrechtsberger and Salieri was a man named Haydn, whom he studied under for a period of about three years starting in 1792 until 1794 when Haydn moved to London. It is said that Beethoven admired Haydn so much that he was the only man he had ever bent his knee to kiss the hand of. Finally, Beethoven studied under Aloys Forster, a specialist in writing scores for quartets. It is plane to see that throughout his life, his talent was not only constructed through his love of music, but forged by his exposure to multiple mediums and teachings throughout his life.

Public concerts started to perform in some of the bigger American cities around the late 1720s. Americans showed little interest in formal concert music in the 18th century. The outstanding composers around that time were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who lived from 1756-1790. Also Franz Joseph Haydn, who lived from 1732-1809. The two composers were both Austrians. American audiences had little experience with serious audiences had little experience with serious music, early concerts, marches and dance tunes. Some popular concert attractions were organ, piano, marching troops, and bugle calls.

“The Saliere of 1781 is an honored and prolific composer in the court of Joseph II, Emperor of Austria, who he has dedicated his life and his talents to the greater honor and glory of God and has obtained fame. Salieri belongs to a clique of Italians who have culturally

Beethoven regarded Mozart as his early musical god, and his early desire was to promote his profession as Mozart's follower (Lockwood, 2003). Beethoven lost his opportunity to work with Mozart because he died by the time Beethoven arrived back in Vienna in 1792. However, his further training was carried on by Joseph Haydn. In these years, Beethoven expanded his efforts beyond piano music and wrote an original piece for chorus/orchestra which was known as the Cantata, on the Death of the Emperor Joseph

Franz Joseph Haydn is one of the most recognizable names and characters of the Classical era. He is recognizes as the inventor of the string quartet, and tutored many other easily-recognizable musicians such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart. Haydn’s first experience with music was when he was eight, and he was recruited to sing as a choirboy at St. Stephen’s choir in Vienna. He eventually came to love the keyboard and violin, and supported himself in his early years by teaching and playing violin. His most famous pieces include: the "Rider" quartet and the Surprise, Military, Drumroll and London symphonies. The listening example: Symphony no. 94 is known as the Surprise Symphony, and is the second of the twelve London Symphonies.

Many prominent musicians produced major works during the romantic period. Among these are Beethoven, Strause, and Bach. But the musician that I think had the most impact, was Franz Schubert. Franz Peter, born on 31 January 1797 was one of fourteen children born of Franz Theodore Schubert and Elisabeth Vietz, four of which survived. He grew up in an apartment that daily converted to a classroom in which his father taught several elementary school classes. He received a thorough basic education; his father being a good teacher, and son being a bright student. From his father Franz also learned to play the violin, and from his

In the summer of 1795, Haydn returned to Vienna from the second visit to England. And in the following year, he began work on the monumental compositions for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra that dominated the final stage of his career: the two late oratorios, The Creation (1796-98) and The Seasons (1799-1801), and the large-scale concerted

The symphony was also his second symphony in G minor and was known in “Great G minor symphony”. His last three symphonies were all written about the same time and researchers have speculated that they were meant to be performed together. There has also been a discussion by others as to whether Mozart actually wanted this performed as this was his group of last pieces. When this was composed it was a difficult time for Mozart as in 1788 Viennese audiences were proving less eager to recitals and Mozart became more poor, as well as his daughter Theresia died. This could be have seen to reflect in the music as the music was darker than his usual music and also less “perfect” than his other pieces. Throughout his life as an early composer Mozart had many influencers directing him on how to write his music and hoped for repeated signs of approval from the court, in particular Joseph

The taste for new music became a public fixation, but the resources available to a composer were rather limited. Whereas Bach had all the musicians in Leipzig at his disposal, Mozart, as an example, would have to hire musicians, which would mean rehearsals , and rehearsals cost money. In order to limit the budget, pieces requiring only one rehearsal, became en vogue. During this time period court music (composers were in the service of nobleman) thrived. The court orchestra of Mannheim was the most famous one at the time, and hence influenced the musical styles of many composers, including Hayden and Mozart. Hayden is often called the father of both the Symphony and the String Quartet. Even as a young boy, he received musical training and was eventually hired as a chorister in the St Stephen Cathedral in Vienna. As he grew older, his voice unfavorably matured and following a poorly received prank on a fellow chorister he was dismissed. Subsequently he took various jobs and, realizing his lack of knowledge in music theory and composition he studied many of the texts that had been made available through print during the Baroque period (most notably Fux’s treatise) and studied the work of