Joseph Haydn
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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
Portrait, 1791
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
Rohrau, Austria
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Rohrau is a village in the state of Lower Austria. The name comes from two German words: Rohr and Au. South of the village is a riparian forest and a swamp covered with reed.
Joseph Haydn
…of Mozart, and a teacher of Beethoven. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are sometimes referred to as the "First Viennese School". Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria, a village that at that time stood on the border with Hungary. His father was Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright who also served as "Marktrichter…
Schloss Rohrau
Haydn's birth home in Rohrau, now a museum
The Haydn monument in the center of Rohrau
Church of St. Vitus, Rohrau