1. THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn Born in tiny Austrian village of Rohrau
Til age 6 learned folk songs
At age 8, talent was recognized
Sent to Vienna for training in choir at St. Stephens
Voice change dismissed from choir
Gave music lessons and taught himself composition
Lived in poverty for a time and worked as a street musician

2. Constant daily and weekly out put of music
THE CLASSICAL
Joseph Haydn
At 29 landed position of service to most powerful Hungarian Noble Family worked there 30 years
Constant daily and weekly out put of music
Word spread among nobles and began to travel late in life as a celebrity

3. His famous “The London Symphonies” (from a successful trip to London)
THE CLASSICAL
Joseph Haydn
His famous “The London Symphonies”
(from a successful trip to London)
Return to Vienna rich and famous
Late in life took it “easy” and wrote masses and oratorios
Mozart and Beethoven very influence by

4. Music is folk flavored and optimistic Master of Theme Development
THE CLASSICAL
Joseph Haydn
Music is folk flavored and optimistic
Master of Theme Development
Wrote 104 symphonies
Wrote 68 string quartets
***believed to have invented the String Quartet during summer chamber performances

5. THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Child Prodigy
At age six could play harpsichord & violin
He could improvise & write music
Could read music perfectly at 1st sight
& had perfect pitch
@ 8 writes first symphony
@ 11 1st oratorio
@ 12 1st opera

6. Father was court musician eager to show him off
THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Father was court musician eager to show him off
Took him on tour at age 6 til 15
Acclaim as boy wonder across Europe
This makes working for Archbishop in Salzburg, Germany almost unbearable

7. 25 leaves to go to Vienna as freelance Musician & Composer
THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25 leaves to go to Vienna as freelance Musician & Composer
1st years success
Working for the emperor and nobility
Formed friendship with Haydn

8. THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Later Vienna fans are fickle and do not like his dark opera “Don Giovanni” as opposed to his usually comic operas
Mysterious stranger commissions requiem (death mass)
Later believes it is meant for him
Really another noble wants to steal it as his own piece

9. THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Last year of life has some success with a new comic opera but….
Poor health and lifestyle lead to early death at age 36 leaving requiem mass unfinished
Wrote master pieces in every type of music in classical age
Opera & Piano Concerto among greatest pieces
(Mozart was soloist in piano concertos)

10. THE CLASSICAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DVD VIDEO on CD #5
DON GIOVANNI
K.527, ACT I Introduction

11. Opened & expanded Mozart & Haydn,
THE CLASSICAL
Ludwig van Beethoven ( )
Opened & expanded Mozart & Haydn,
Influenced musicians into the 20th century
Born in Bonn Germany to family of musicians
@ age 11 served as assistant court organist
@ age 12 compositions begin to publish

12. THE CLASSICAL
Ludwig van Beethoven ( )
@ age 16 played for Mozart who was impressed by him
@ 22 left Bonn for Vienna studied with Haydn
Rebelled against social convention in that he believed the artist deserved as much respect as nobility
The same artistocrat’s who shunned and allowed Mozart to die penniless gave Beethoven salaries

13. (unprecedented in Music History)
THE CLASSICAL
Ludwig van Beethoven ( )
Salaries were only on condition he stay and work in Vienna
(unprecedented in Music History)
Even before salaries was never tied to noble
Made $$ by……..
Playing concerts
Giving Lessons
Publishing his music

14. THE CLASSICAL
Ludwig van Beethoven ( )
@ 29 starts to go deaf
Never married
Leads mysterious personal life
Force to quite performing because of deafness but still conducts (even when he really shouldn’t)
In 1818 has creative outburst of …
Piano Sonatas, String Quartets,
and his 9th Symphony while totally deaf.

15. Decent representation of life in this time period and life in Vienna
THE CLASSICAL
AMADEUS (1984)
Bio film = Mozart
Decent representation of life in this time period and life in Vienna
-keep in mind its mostly factual account of Mozart’s life but not completely…it is Hollywood after all 