Franz Joseph Haydn
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN 1732-1809 Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau (near Vienna) on March 31, 1732. ... When he was five, Joseph was sent to live with his cousin. ... Haydn was his own person. ... His younger brother, Johann Michael Haydn, took his place. ... Joseph supported himself by playing instruments in churches, and other musical jobs. ... Haydn decided to marry the love of his life, his pupil Therese Keller, the daughter of a barber, who had helped Haydn in his earlier years. Therese decided to become a nun, Haydn, heartbroken, decided to marry her older sister Maria. Haydn’s common sense usually protected him, but in this case it did not. ... As you could see, Haydn’s love for music and her hatred of it, made their marriage unhappy. ... Mozart called him “Papa Haydn”. ... While returning to Vienna, Haydn stopped in Bonn, Germany, where he met young Ludwig Van Beethoven and agreed to accept him as a pupil. In 1794, Haydn returned to London to present more concertos. ... His parents were also musicians, but they were amateurs, as Haydn was way above amateur. In 1761, Haydn entered the service of Prince Paul Esterhazy, one of the most powerful Hungarian noblemen.