Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the German composer of ‘The Rider’, a quartet beginning with a dark, dramatic gallop. Naomi explains that Haydn wroteover 60 quartets and that one of his ...