Joseph Haydn's name as a composer was known even before he was semi-retired and living in Vienna.With his six symphonies written for th...

The beginnings of Haydn's motet  Insanae et vanae curae (Insane and stupid worries flood our mind) began in 1775 with the composition ...

Joseph Haydn worked as a hand to mouth free-lance composer after he was dismissed as a chorister when his voice broke in 1749. His circumsta...

Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 44 was written in 1772, and the nickname of the symphony translates to 'mourning'. The symphony ...

The dozen symphonies Haydn wrote for Johann Peter Salomon, the impresario that coaxed Haydn to come to London, represent Haydn at his best....

Haydn's employment by the rich and famous Esterhazy family at their hunting lodge palace deep in the forests of Hungary assured that h...

The six string quartets of Opus 76 were composed in 1796-1797 and were the last complete set of quartets that Haydn wrote. He had been publi...

Joseph Haydn was Kappelmeister for almost thirty years for the affluent Esterházy family at their isolated and remote estate in Hungary.  ...

Over his long life Joseph Haydn composed over 1,000 works in all genres. One of the smallest outputs in any genre was the solo concerto, of ...

Only the later keyboard sonatas of Joseph Haydn were for piano, as the earliest ones were for harpsichord. Some of the middle sonatas were f...

The two visits Joseph Haydn made to London in the late 18th century inspired him to compose works to be performed while he was there. Both t...

Near the end of  Haydn's second trip to London in 1795, he composed three piano trios. Piano Trio No. 39 In G Major was the 2nd one o...

After having spent most of his adult life in the employ of  Prince Esterházy, Haydn made two trips toLondon beginning in 1791. London had al...

An attempt at a comprehensive catalogue of the works of Joseph Haydn was done by Anthony van Hoboken , who was a collector of early editions...

Joseph Haydn wrote about 1,000 works in his lifetime, so it is not surprising that some of his most popular works were given a nickname by l...

The trumpet was probably first used as a method to convey signals and directions to armies in battle, with its loudness helping it to be hea...