James Hook was an English composer and organist and a friend of Joseph Haydn and Muzio Clementi.
James Hook by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Portrait of Sarah Prince by John Brewster, Jr. (ca. 1801). She is holding a copy of the sheet music for Hook's song "The Silver Moon" (1794).
Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form
James Hook (composer)
…James Hook (3 June 1746 – 1827) was an English composer and organist and a friend of Joseph Haydn and Muzio Clementi. He was born in Norwich, the son of James Hook, a razor-grinder and cutler. He displayed a remarkable musical talent at an early…
St. Stephen's Cathedral. In the foreground is the Kapellhaus (demolished 1804), where Haydn lived as a chorister.
Morzin Palace, Dolní Lukavice, Czech Republic
Haydn's wife. Unauthenticated miniature attributed to Ludwig Guttenbrunn