Haydn

Key events in the life of Joseph Haydn

By rstevenson1983
  • Birth of Joseph Haydn

    Birth of Joseph Haydn

    Joseph Haydn was born to a wheelwright father and landowners cook mother in Rohrau, Austria.

  • Joins St Stephens Cathedral Choir

    Due to the tone and delicacy of his voice Haydn was given the opportunty to join the cathedral choir and this was his frst exposure to music.

  • Expulsion from St Stephens Choir

    He had a controversial end to his time there as he spectacularly snipped off a pigtail from one of his fellow choirboys in protest of his dismissal. He left as his voice changed during his adolescence. His punishment was a public caning.
  • Period: to

    Classical Period

    Outline of when the Classcal Period in music existed

  • Assistant director under the Ezterhazy Royal family

    For the bulk of the later 18th century, Haydn was a music director for the court of the Hungarian Esterhazy famly and remained so until the death of Prince Miklos Jozef Esterhazy in 1790

  • Introduction to Salomon

    Haydn, hadnt gone unnoticed after his contractual obligations with the Esterhazy's concluded and Johann Peter Salomon (A German violinst and impresario) approached him for work in London.

  • 1791

    Completion of Symphony No 94 in G major - The Surprise Symphony

  • Premiere of Symphony No 94 in G major

  • Death of Haydn

    Death of Haydn

    Haydn died, in Vienna, Austria, peacefully in his sleep through natural causes (old age).