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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Known as the
“FATHER OF
SYMPHONY”
Born on March 21,
1732
At 8, he became a
choirboy in
Viennese Cathedral
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
At 17, he gave
music lessons and
play in serenades
to earn money.
NICOLO
PORPORA, an
Italian composer,
hired him to be his
accompanist.
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Porpora taught him
to speak Italian, to
sing and to compose.
He accepted the offer
of Prince Paul
Anton Esterhazy,
to work for him.
Teacher and Master
of Mozart in Music.
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
“Surprise Symphony”
is one of the famous
works of Haydn that
contains joke, where
the symphony begun
with piano (soft) then
suddenly changes to
fortissimo (very loud)
that surprises the
audience or listeners.
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By 1780, he was
commissioned to
write musical
pieces to many
cities.
His “Paris”
Symphonies are
the most notable
one in Concerts
Spirituels in Paris.
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“London”
Symphonies, the 12
symphonies he
wrote for the
concert in London.
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“SURPRISE
SYMPHONY”
WOLFGANG AMADEUS
MOZART
“A Child
Wonder”
Born on
January 27,
1756 in
Salzburg,
Austria
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MOZART
Leopold
Mozart resigned
as music
teacher to focus
on teaching
Mozart piano
and violin at
age three.
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MOZART
At age 6, Mozart
started playing
before the
Empress.
At age 12, he
had written
operas, sonatas,
concertos,
symphonies, etc.
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MOZART
His life
remains a
complicated
puzzle.
As a child, he
seemed to be
gifted beyond
all measure.
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MOZART
He married
Constanze
Weber and had
two children.
At age 35, he
died on
December 5,
1791.
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MOZART
Before he died,
his mind was
preoccupied
writing his
Requiem but did
not finish it.
He died poor
like pauper.
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MOZART

RING
SWEET
BELLS, SO
MERRILY
LUDWIG VAN
BEETHOVEN
Said tobe
Said to beborn
born on 16, 16,
on December
1770
1770
Secondson
Second sonofof
Johann Van
a curt musician
Beethoven
and a tenor
“MASTER OF
singer, Johann
SYMPHONY”
Van Beethoven
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BEETHOVEN
He was trained
by his father
day and night.
At 8, he had
his first piano
performance in
public.
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BEETHOVEN
He continued to
learn music under
Gottlob Neefe.
At 14, he was
appointed as the
court organist of
Maximillian,
Franz Elector of
Cologne.
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BEETHOVEN
He started to
experience hearing
disorder at 1798
By 1820, he
became completely
deaf
Recognized as the
“COMPOSER OF
THE MILLENIUM”
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BEETHOVEN
“PATHETIQUE”,
his piano sonata in
C minor,
characterized with
an intense
contrast in
dynamics,
crashing chords,
and explosive
accents.