Joseph Haydn

Question 1

What did he do?

Answer 1

• worked for a rich aristocrat (Prince Niklaus 1st) who employed an orchestra and singers that Haydn had to compose for
• Wrote lots of music for his employer, for specific occasions at Court
• When he was older he travelled to England and made a huge impression on English audiences with his music
• wrote over 100 symphonies + he is known as the father of symphonies
• composed 12 London symphonies