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Michael Haydn
Born: September 14, 1737; Rohrau, Austria
Died: August 10, 1806; Salzburg, Austria
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Michael Haydn's fame is now considerably overshadowed by that of his older brother, Franz Joseph Haydn, but he was a prolific composer who in his day was much admired. Further, the passage of time has allowed an appreciation of his music's impact upon succeeding generations; he influenced both Mozart and Schubert, and he was the teacher of such notable composers as Carl Maria von Weber, Anton Diabelli and Sigismund Neukomm.
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Abendlied (1)
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Abschiedslied (2)
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Al Rey Adorad (1)
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Alleluia! In die resurrectionis, MH 362 (1)
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Alleluja, Laudate pueri (1)
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An den Wald (2)
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Andromeda e Perseo, opera, MH 438 (2)
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Anima nostra, MH 146 (1)
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Ave Maria, gradual for chorus & orchestra, MH 388 (KL 2b:30) (1)
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Ave Regina (1)
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Ave Regina caelorum, MH 140 (4)
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Benedicite Dominum, gradual for chorus & orchestra, MH 381 (KL 2b:12) (1)
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Christus factus est, MH 38 (1)
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Concertino for Horn in D major, P 134 (4)
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Concertino for Trumpet (2)
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Concerto for 2 Trombones in D major (1)
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Concerto for Alto Trombone in D minor (1)
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Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B flat (1)
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Concerto for Flute in D major, P 54 (2)
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Concerto for Flute in D major, P 56 (1)
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Concerto for Horn in D major (1)
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Concerto for Keyboard, Viola and Orchestra in C major, P 55 (1)
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Concerto for Organ, Viola, Strings and Basso Continuo in C major (1)
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Concerto for Trombone in D major (2)
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Concerto for Trombone in D major: 3rd movement, Presto (1)
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Concerto for Trumpet in C major, MH 60 (P 34) (7)
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Concerto for Trumpet in D major (9)
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Concerto for Trumpet in D major: Adagio (1)
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Concerto for Trumpet no 2 in C major (3)
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Concerto for Violin in A major (2)
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Concerto for Violin in B flat major, P 53 (5)
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Concerto for Violin in B flat major, P 53: 2nd movement, Adagio (1)
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Concerto for Violin in B flat major, P 53: 3rd movement, Allegro molto (1)
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Das Gebet (1)
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Der Bassgeiger zu Wörgl, MH 205 (2)
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Der büssende Sünder, MH 147: Overture (1)
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Der Morgen im Lenz (1)
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Der Obersulzer Wein (1)
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Der Traum (1)
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Deutsches Magnificat, for 2 sopranos, soprano chorus & orchestra in F major, MH 673 (KL 6:23) (1)
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Die Elfen (1)
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Die hochzeit auf der Alm, MH 107 (1)
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Die Verwandlungen (1)
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Die Wiedergenesung (1)
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Divertimento for 2 Violin, 2 Viola and Double Bass in Bb major, P 105 (1)
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Divertimento for 2 Violins and Double Bass in G major, P 103 (1)
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Divertimento for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Double Bass in F major, P 112 (1)
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Divertimento for 2 Violins, Viola and Double Bass in D major, P 93 (2)
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Divertimento for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola and Bassoon in Eb, P 111 (2)
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Divertimento for flute, bassoon, horn, violin & viola in G major, MH 406 (P 94) (1)
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Divertimento for Flute, Violin, Cello and Guitar in D major (1)
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Divertimento for horn, viola & violone in D major, MH 173 (1)
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Divertimento for Oboe, Viola and Double Bass in C major, P 98 (2)
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Divertimento for string quartet in A major, MH 299 (P 121) (1)
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Divertimento for Viola, Cello and Double Bass in E flat major (2)
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Divertimento for Violin, Cello and Double Bass in C major, P 99 (1)
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Divertimento in D major (1)
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Divertimento in G major (2)
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Duo Concertante for Organ and Viola, P 55 (1)
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Duo for Violin and Viola no 1 in C major, MH 335 (4)
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Duo for Violin and Viola no 2 in D major, MH 336 (2)
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Duo for Violin and Viola no 3 in E major, MH 337 (3)
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Duo for Violin and Viola no 4 in F major, MH 338 (3)
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Gebt acht, ihr Hirten (1)
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German Mass "Hier liegt vor deiner Majestät" (1)
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Graduale in festo Innocentium die Dominica (1)
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Heiligste Nacht (5)
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Hymne an Gott (2)
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In coena Domini, MH 276 (1)
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In parasceve, MH 277 (1)
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In sabbato sancto, MH 278 (1)
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Larghetto for Alto Trombone and Orchestra in F major (1)
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Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich, offertory for soprano, chorus & orchestra, MH 217 (3)
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Lied der Freiheit (1)
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March in D major, MH 441 (1)
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March in D major, MH 515 (1)
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March in F major, MH 421 (1)
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Marcia tuchesca in C major (1)
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Mass in C major, MH 42 (1)
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Mass in C major, MH 44 (1)
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Minuets (6), MH 354 (2)
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Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo (1)
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Missa S Aloysii, KLI 12 (1)
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Missa S Gotthardi, KLI 15 (1)
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Missa S Hieronymi, KLI 11 (1)
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Missa S Leopoldi, KLI 24 (2)
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Missa S Ursulae, KLI 18 (2)
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Missa S Ursulae, KLI 18: Gloria (1)
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Missa Sancti Hieronymi, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, MH 254 (KL 1:11) (1)
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Missa Sancti Joannis Nepomuceni, MH 182 (1)
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Missa Sancti Leopoldi, for 2 sopranos, alto, high voice chorus & orchestra ("In Festo Innocentium"), (1)
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Missa subtitulo S Leopoldi in festo Innocentium, KLI 24 (1)
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Missa Tempore quadragemisae, for chorus & organ, MH 553 (KL 1:19) (1)
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Monsieur Hans (1)
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Nocturne for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola & double bass in F major, MH 185 (P 106) (1)
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Notturno for Strings in G major, P 109 (3)
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Notturno in C major, P 108 (3)
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Notturno in F major, P 106 (3)
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Notturno solenne in E flat major (1)
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Perfice gressus meos (1)
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Prelude on the 7th tone (1)
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Prelude on the 8th tone (1)
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Prelude, Verses and Cadenza for Organ (1)
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Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo, KLI 8 (2)
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Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello in D major (spurious) (P 117) (1)
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Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello in F major (spurious) (1)
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Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in F major (1)
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Quartet for Strings in A major, P 122 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in B flat major, P 124 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in C major, P 116 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in E flat major, P 118 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in F major, P 119 (1)
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Quartet for Strings in G minor, P 120 (1)
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Rebekka als Braut, MH 76: Overture (1)
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Requiem in B flat major [fragment] (3)
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Requiem in C minor, MH 559 (1)
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Responsoria in Nativitate Domini, for chorus & orchestra, MH 639 (KL 5:9e) (1)
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Romanze for Horn and String Quartet in A flat major (4)
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Rundgesang beim Abschied eines Biedermannes (1)
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Salve Regina in B flat major, MH 31 (1)
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Salve Regina in B minor, MH 32 (1)
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Salve Regina in C major, MH 29 (1)
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Salve Regina in C major, MH 34 (1)
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Salve Regina in D major, MH 30 (1)
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Salve Regina in D major, MH 33 (1)
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Salvete flores (2)
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Sancti Dei, MH 328 (1)
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Serenade in B flat major, P 52: 2nd movement (2)
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Serenade in D major (3)
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Serenade in D major: Excerpt(s) (1)
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Sinfonia in C major "Andromeda and Perseus" (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Viola no 1 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Viola no 2 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Viola no 3 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Viola no 4 (1)
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Ständchen (on lyrics by Stamford) (1)
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Ständchen (on lyrics by Wallner) (1)
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Subtitulo S Francisci, KLI 23 (1)
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Symphony in A major, P 15 (2)
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Symphony in A major, P 3 (1)
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Symphony in A major, P 33 (2)
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Symphony in A major, P 6 (3)
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Symphony in B flat major, P 18 (2)
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Symphony in B flat major, P 28 (2)
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Symphony in B flat major, P 51 "La Confidenza" (1)
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Symphony in B flat major, P 52 (1)
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Symphony in B flat major, P 9 (5)
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Symphony in C major, P 10 (3)
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Symphony in C major, P 12 (2)
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Symphony in C major, P 2 (2)
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Symphony in C major, P 31 (2)
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Symphony in C major, P 35 (2)
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Symphony in C major, P 4 (2)
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Symphony in D major, P 11 (4)
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Symphony in D major, P 21 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 23 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 29 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 36 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 38 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 41 (1)
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Symphony in D major, P 42 (1)
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Symphony in D minor, P 20 (2)
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Symphony in E flat major, MH 340 (P 17) (2)
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Symphony in E flat major, P 26 (2)
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Symphony in E major, P 44 (2)
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Symphony in E major, P 5 (1)
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Symphony in F major, P 22 (1)
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Symphony in F major, P 30 (2)
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Symphony in F major, P 32 (3)
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Symphony in F major, P 45 (1)
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Symphony in F major: Andante (1)
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Symphony in G major "Divertimento" (1)
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Symphony in G major, P 16 (4)
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Symphony in G major, P 27 (2)
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Symphony in G major, P 7 "Die hochzeit auf der Alm" (1)
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Symphony in G major, P8 (1)
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Symphony no 1 in E flat major, P 1 (3)
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Symphony no 22 in D major, P 43 (2)
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Symphony no 23 in F major, P 14 (1)
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Symphony no 28 in C major, MH 384 (P 19) (3)
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Symphony no 33 in D major, P 24 (2)
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Te Deum in C major, MH 28 (1)
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Te Deum in D major, MH 829 (1)
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Timete Dominum (1)
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Tischgebet aus 'der Schöpfung' (1)
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Trinklied im Freien (1)
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Variations for Harpsichord in C major, P 132 (1)
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Veni Sancte Spiritus, MH 161 (1)
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Vesperae pro festo Sanctissimae Innocentium, for 2 sopranos, alto & high voice chorus, MH 548 (KL 4: (1)
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Vesperae pro festo Sanctissimae Innocentium, KLIV 5 (2)
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Welsches Lied I (1)
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Welsches Lied II (1)
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Wie trostreich ist uns Adamskindem (2)
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Zaire (1)
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Zu ihr, zu Ihr! (2)
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Biography |
by Stephen Kingsbury
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Michael Haydn's fame is now considerably overshadowed by that of his older brother, Franz Joseph Haydn, but he was a prolific composer who in his day was much admired. Further, the passage of time has allowed an appreciation of his music's impact upon succeeding generations; he influenced both Mozart and Schubert, and he was the teacher of such notable composers as Carl Maria von Weber, Anton Diabelli and Sigismund Neukomm.
Like Franz Joseph, Michael Haydn was born in Rohrau, in Lower Austria. Although the exact date of his birth is unknown, he was baptized on September 14, 1737. He left home around 1745 to attend the choir school at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, where he received instruction in general subjects, singing, keyboard and violin. It was at St. Stephen's that Haydn gained a reputation for his unusually clear and beautiful voice, as well as for its extremely large range of three octaves. He was dismissed from St. Stephen's when his voice broke.
In 1757, after a precarious few years (probably in Vienna), Haydn was appointed Kapellmeister to the Bishop of Grosswardein in Hungary, now Oradea, Romania. He served the Bishop until 1763, when he accepted the position of court musician and Konzertmeister to Archbishop Sigismund Schrettenbach in Salzburg, who was renowned as a generous patron of the arts. This appointment put Haydn in a position to have a profound impact on the young Mozart, who spent his formative years in Salzburg. It was also through this appointment that Haydn met the woman who would become his wife, Maria Magdalena Lipp, a singer in the archbishop's court and daughter of the court organist Ignaz Lipp. The two were married in 1768. The couple's only child, Aloysia Josepha, was born in 1770; however, she died within a year.
With the death, in 1777 of Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, the first organist at the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity Church), Haydn was appointed to the post. Concurrently, Mozart became the organist at the cathedral. When Mozart left the employ of the Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo in 1781, Haydn took over at the cathedral as well. During the last years of his life, Haydn was frequently ill. He died in Salzburg on August 10, 1806. He was buried in the cemetery at St. Peter's, where, in 1821, his friends erected a memorial in his honor.
Haydn was an extremely versatile composer who wrote in both the stile antico, represented by the music of Fux, and in more modern styles; his masses followed the tradition of concluding the Gloria and Credo with fugues. Although he wrote a great deal of secular music for use at court (he was one of the first composers to write unaccompanied German part-songs for male chorus), Haydn made his greatest contribution in the area of sacred music. Although his compositions in this genre show the impact of the church reforms of the period, they are representative of a distinct personal voice. Joseph's reforms demanded a reduction in the number of religious services, and a simplification of those that remained. There were also edicts against the use of instrumental music in the church, and against the use of highly florid, soloistic material. Always concerned with liturgical propriety, Haydn's sacred compositions follow the guidelines of the reforms in their reduced instrumental forces, and in their frequent use of the stile antico. |
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