Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732, in Austria. Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and His mother worked as a cook before she was married. The musician’s career was primarily natured by his cousin, who took notice of his musical gifts and took him in for training (Clark et al. 126). The young man barely six years of age sang in the church choir and also learned to play various musical instruments. He invited him to serve as a chorister in an Austrian Capital church (Clark et al. 132).
His major music works include “Emperor Quartet”,” Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser”, “London Symphonies”, “Military Symphony”, “Surprise Symphony The Creation”, “The Seasons”, and “Deutschlandlied”. After a successful career in music, Haydn died on 31st May 1809 (Jones, 2022).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart was born on January 27in the year 1756, in Salzburg Austria. His father was a composer and a violinist while his mother worked in a local administration. He composed his first opera when he was 11 years. One outstanding fact about Mozart was that he wrote in all the music genres of his time and was successful in them all (Clark et al. 137). Some of his notable musical works include A Musical Joke, Adagio für Harmonika K. 356, Adagio und Rondo K. 617, and Bastien and Bastienne (Clark et al. 139). He died on 5th December 1791 at the age of 35. His music composition was unique and seemed to interest a particular class of people
Imaginary Classical Composer
Eleanor Albrehc was a classical composer and a big name in the classical music era. The talented classical musician was born in Germany in the year 1758 from a rich family of artistic careers. Her parents enjoyed the privilege of growing up in a loyal family as servants. In their later years, they settled in Bonn, Northwest Germany. She first studied with Haydn and later with Mozart and other composers. Although her work resembled Haydn’s, she struggled with the music she wrote and only managed to have nine symphonies, five piano concertos, 16 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, and one opera.
One of her major works was considered to be the first romantic classical music. The work features a unique symphonic form in terms of length, harmony, and emotional and cultural content. This particular performance had a thick texture featuring background vocals, orchestration, and countermelodies. It is also twice as long as the symphonies of Haydn which brings out the unique layout of the piece.
Another of her most praised works encompasses a slow tempo and a low pitch with a light texture. It is a unique form of work when compared to her other classical music. The piece was dedicated to her childhood friend who parted ways when she was venturing into her music career. At one point in a music tour, Haydn performed the piece in Munich and Hamburg. This describes their close-knit relationship in their type of music despite having studied together at some point and being natured by the same music masters. After her retirement, she natured young aspiring songwriters and later died in the year 1827, in Vienna Austria.
Works Cited
Clark, Alan N. et al. Understanding Music: Past and Present. University of North Georgia Press, 2015.
Jones, R. (2022). Austrian composer Joseph Haydn in London. Guide London. Web.