THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn Born in tiny Austrian village of Rohrau Til age 6 learned folk songs At age 8, talent was recognized Sent to Vienna for training in choir at St. Stephens Voice change dismissed from choir Gave music lessons and taught himself composition Lived in poverty for a time and worked as a street musician

Constant daily and weekly out put of music THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn At 29 landed position of service to most powerful Hungarian Noble Family worked there 30 years Constant daily and weekly out put of music Word spread among nobles and began to travel late in life as a celebrity

His famous “The London Symphonies” (from a successful trip to London) THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn His famous “The London Symphonies” (from a successful trip to London) Return to Vienna rich and famous Late in life took it “easy” and wrote masses and oratorios Mozart and Beethoven very influence by

Music is folk flavored and optimistic Master of Theme Development THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn Music is folk flavored and optimistic Master of Theme Development Wrote 104 symphonies Wrote 68 string quartets ***believed to have invented the String Quartet during summer chamber performances

THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Child Prodigy At age six could play harpsichord & violin He could improvise & write music Could read music perfectly at 1st sight & had perfect pitch @ 8 writes first symphony @ 11 1st oratorio @ 12 1st opera

Father was court musician eager to show him off THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Father was court musician eager to show him off Took him on tour at age 6 til 15 Acclaim as boy wonder across Europe This makes working for Archbishop in Salzburg, Germany almost unbearable

25 leaves to go to Vienna as freelance Musician & Composer THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 25 leaves to go to Vienna as freelance Musician & Composer 1st years success Working for the emperor and nobility Formed friendship with Haydn

THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Later Vienna fans are fickle and do not like his dark opera “Don Giovanni” as opposed to his usually comic operas Mysterious stranger commissions requiem (death mass) Later believes it is meant for him Really another noble wants to steal it as his own piece

THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Last year of life has some success with a new comic opera but…. Poor health and lifestyle lead to early death at age 36 leaving requiem mass unfinished Wrote master pieces in every type of music in classical age Opera & Piano Concerto among greatest pieces (Mozart was soloist in piano concertos)

THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart DVD VIDEO on CD #5 DON GIOVANNI K.527, ACT I Introduction

Opened & expanded Mozart & Haydn, THE CLASSICAL Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Opened & expanded Mozart & Haydn, Influenced musicians into the 20th century Born in Bonn Germany to family of musicians @ age 11 served as assistant court organist @ age 12 compositions begin to publish

THE CLASSICAL Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) @ age 16 played for Mozart who was impressed by him @ 22 left Bonn for Vienna studied with Haydn Rebelled against social convention in that he believed the artist deserved as much respect as nobility The same artistocrat’s who shunned and allowed Mozart to die penniless gave Beethoven salaries

(unprecedented in Music History) THE CLASSICAL Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Salaries were only on condition he stay and work in Vienna (unprecedented in Music History) Even before salaries was never tied to noble Made $$ by…….. Playing concerts Giving Lessons Publishing his music

THE CLASSICAL Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) @ 29 starts to go deaf Never married Leads mysterious personal life Force to quite performing because of deafness but still conducts (even when he really shouldn’t) In 1818 has creative outburst of … Piano Sonatas, String Quartets, and his 9th Symphony while totally deaf.

Decent representation of life in this time period and life in Vienna THE CLASSICAL AMADEUS (1984) Bio film = Mozart Decent representation of life in this time period and life in Vienna -keep in mind its mostly factual account of Mozart’s life but not completely…it is Hollywood after all 