He was promoted to Kapellmeister in 1766. In 1761 Haydn began 29 years of private service for the noble Hungarian Esterhazy family, first in Eisenstadt and then at their new palace near Odenburg. In 1760 he married Maria Keller, the sister of a woman he had once been in love with the couple were incompatible and separated within a few years. His early compositions brought him attention from Vienna court poet Pietro Metastasio and composer Nicola Porpora, and through them important patrons. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (1740 to 1749), and after his voice broke he privately studied music while supporting himself as a pianist and teacher. Franz Joseph Haydn was born in the village of Rohrau, Austria.
The combination of instruments that Haydn used in his mature symphonies (strings, woodwinds, brass, timpani) was the foundation of the modern symphony orchestra. Although he did not invent these forms, he greatly expanded their potential and created models that would later be developed by Mozart and Beethoven. Ranking among the most important figures in the history of classical music, he has often been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. The English king and his wife Charlotte tried to convince Haydn to stay longer and offered him an apartment in Windsor, but he decided to return to Austria.Composer. He also found official recognition by participating in the concerts of King George III (1738-1820) to whom he was introduced by George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830). Haydn received the great honour to be included in the programmes of the “Ancient Concerts” as the only living composer. The 250 works that Haydn composed for his two London visits alone could easily stand for the life's work of any composer. The “Military Symphony”, the most popular of all his symphonies during his lifetime, was performed for the first time. In January 1794, Haydn traveled to England a second time and was again met with great success. It was here that he created his oratories “The Creation” and “The Seasons”. In 1793, he bought the suburban house Obere Windmühle at Kleine Steingasse 73 (today's Haydn Haus museum) and started to live in it in 1797. He travelled back to Austria via Bonn, where he met the talented young Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Haydn left the British Isles in June 1792 after two successful concert series. The solemn celebration lasted three days and took place in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. In July 1791, Haydn received an Honorary Doctorate for Music from the University of Oxford. Haydn’s arrival in England on 1 January 1791 caused a stir - as much as the fact that Haydn was greeted at a court ball at St James Palace by the Prince of Wales with a visible bow. Joseph Haydn agreed to compose 27 pieces for London concert manager Johann Peter Salomon and to have them performed in concerts, conducting them himself. Haydn's response: “My music is understood in all the world!” Mozart expressed reservations that Haydn didn't even speak English. His successor showed no interest in music and disbanded the orchestra and choir and granted Haydn an annual pension, releasing him into the international world of music.
The oratorio "The Creation", the libretto which he brought with him from London, is one of the fine examples of his powers of artistic creation. Joseph Haydn composed over one hundred symphonies, of which the "Drum Roll" is probably the most famous, in addition to seventy string quartets and several operas. Nevertheless, he turned down a position offered to him by King George III. Haydn enjoyed tremendous success in London, which he visited twice on concert tours.
From 1761 to 1790, he was court conductor to Prince Esterházy, first in Eisenstadt and later in Fertod.
At the same time, he studied piano and composition. When his voice broke, the young Haydn had to leave the choir, and he began to earn a living by giving lessons and playing in various orchestras. It was Haydn’s voice which first took him to Vienna to join the choir of St. The father of the Viennese Classic, Franz Joseph Haydn, was not born in Vienna, but in the village of Rohrau in the eastern part of Lower Austria on 31 March 1732
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