The Classical period is a time where musicians gradually break away from total dependency on Court Patronage. In this lesson, you will know two famous composers, their influences, and the masterpieces they created.

Biography
Franz Joseph Haydn was born in a small village in Rohrau,
Austria on March 31, 1732 . He is the second child of 12.
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Viennese Cathedral
He came from a poor family so when an opportunity of becoming a choirboy in Viennese
Cathedral came at age eight, he grabbed it.

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Because of such exposure, and
Italian composer, Niccolo Porpora, discovered his talent and hired him to be his accompanist. He even taught him how to speak Italian, how to sing and how to compose.
Niccolo Porpora

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Because of his perseverance, his musical talent developed even more. He accepted the offer of Prince Paul Anton
Esterhazy, the richest and most powerful of the Hungarian families, to become a Vice-
Kapellmeister and later, a Kapellmeister.

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He had very intense responsibilities like monitoring the needs of all musicians under him. He was able to compose 11 operas, 60 symphonies, five masses, 30 sonatas, one concerto, and hundreds of shorter pieces while working with Esterhazy Family

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Haydn’s very positive attitude and sense of humor made him the favorite among musicians. Mozart, who was one of Haydn’s music students, looked up to him as his mentor and the master of music.

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One of the funny stories of Haydn as a man of humor was when he composed a symphony for the Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy.
The symphony started a slow, soothing movement that make the Prince fell asleep, then, in the middle piece, a loud chord shattered, thus waking up the prince who almost fell of his chair.

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He was invited to many cities of Europe.
The six symphonies he wrote for the
Concerts Spirituels in Paris are the most notable ones. These symphonies are called his “ Paris ” symphonies.

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He also wrote 12 symphonies (nos.
93-
104) for the concert in
London, which are called
“ London ” symphonies.

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His final works, mostly sacred music for his patron, were culminated in two large oratorios.
The Creation (1798) and
The Seasons (1801)

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Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart , a “child wonder” was born on January 27, 1756 in
Salzburg, Austria.
Rohrau
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His father, Leopold Mozart, was a leading music teacher and composer at that time. But when he saw that his son had a great talent in music at age three, he resigned and focused on teaching him how to play the piano and violin.

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Mozart started to play at age of six before the Empress and composed at an early age. By age of 12, he had written many song piece. In Mozart’s hands, the classical concerto was raised to its highest level.

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There was a time, when Mozart got sick and his father was more concerned over the lost money than the well-being of his son. His life remains a complicated puzzle.

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But he was never contented and he always wanted to look for a job not for financial security but for fame. He earned a lot, but because he was living beyond his means, saving a lot of money became impossible. He married Constanze Weber and had two children.

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