"Haydn never discussed his ideas about composition in much detail, either in the interviews he gave to an early biographer or in his surviving correspondence. Moreover, relatively few sketches of his compositions have been preserved. Attempts to reconstruct Haydn's compositional…
Haydn never discussed his ideas about composition in much detail, either in the interviews he gave to an early biographer or in his surviving correspondence. Moreover, relatively few sketches of his compositions have been preserved. Attempts to reconstruct Haydn's compositional …
Haydn never discussed his ideas about composition in much detail, either in the interviews he gave to an early biographer or in his surviving correspondence. Moreover, relatively few sketches of his compositions have been preserved. Attempts to reconstruct Haydn's compositional …
No composer did as much as Haydn to crete and develop the Classical symphony and quartet and, to a lesser extent, other Classical genres, such as the trio and piano sonata.
Great masters
by Recorded Books, LLC, Teaching Company, Greenberg, Robert
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Excerpts from more than three dozen of Hayden's works are included in this course which looks at his life starting as a soprano at the age of 6 and his growth into one of the most original and influential composers of all time.