1. Franz Joseph Haydn
Born: March 31, 1732
Died: May 31, 1809

2. Biography Born March 31, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria
Age 6, moved away from his parents to live with a relative in order to receive quality music training that he could not receive in Rohrau
Age 8, joined the Choir school of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna to learn violin, keyboard, and voice
Age 29, he was named Kapellmeister, or “court musician” for the Esterhazy family and held this position for 30 years
He wrote 106 symphonies and became the “principal engineer of the classical style” and inventor of the string quartet.
He passed away in Vienna, Austria in 1809 after an extended illness

3. Featured Work: Symphony no. 92 in G major, “Oxford”/”Letter Q” mvt. IV
Featured Work: Symphony no. 92 in G major, “Oxford”/”Letter Q” mvt. IV. Presto
Haydn’s Symphony No. 92 is considered by many to be one of the greatest musical compositions ever written
It was famously performed in 1791 at Oxford University, Haydn received an honorary doctorate degree and was given the nickname “Oxford”
This symphony helped Haydn rise to fame in London
Students will likely recognize Oxford as the site
where many scenes from Harry Potter were filmed.
The fundamental of music focused on in this piece is
dynamics: the volume of the composition

4. Classroom Activity #1
Dynamics- show this video as a review of what dynamics are
Dynamics song
Make copies of the dynamics documents listed in the symphony workbook
Discuss what movements could correspond with each dynamic marking. Lead children to understand that big movements correspond with loud music and small movements correspond with quiet music
Break the class into four groups, assigning each group a different dynamic marking
Students will create movements that represent that dynamic assigned
Students will share their movements while one student plays the steady beat on a drum corresponding with the dynamic level given.
After sharing their movements, students will teach their movements to the class.
Assess by playing the steady beat for the class using different dynamic markings and as a class have students perform the movement that corresponds with each

5. Classroom Activity #2 Haydn video Oxford video
Review the movements created for the different dynamic markings
Play the symphony for the students, stop at the large dynamic shifts and identify which dynamic marking is heard
Play the symphony again and have the students move to correspond with the dynamics heard