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1
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What style were Haydn and Mozart’s early works in?

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Style Galant
Clear melodies
Simple accompaniments
Lots of ornamentation

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Who developed Style galant

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Bach and his sons
Johann Christian Bach, greatly regarded by Mozart
Carl Phillips Emanuel Bach helped invent the sonata form

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When was Haydn born?

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1732 in Austria

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When was Haydn’s talent recognised?

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1740
He joined the choir of St. Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna

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What did Haydn do whilst in St Stephen’s cathedral?

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Learnt violin and organ
Became familiar with baroque music and counterpoints

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When did Haydn leave the choir in St Stephens’s

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1745
Struggled financially but remained in Vienna
Taught himself composing through studying CPE Bach’s work

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When did Haydn get his first composing job?

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1755
Stayed with 2 violins, a viola and a cello in a country house
Invented the string quartet

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When did Haydn enter the aristocratic world?

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Became a Chapel Master for COunt Morzin. in 1659
Directed a small orchestra and wrote instrumental, keyboard and sacred works

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When did Haydn join the Esterhazy. orchestra?

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1761 with Prince Anton
They had their own orchestra

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10
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When did Haydn move to the Esterhaza

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1766
Wrote an enormous amount of music

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When did Haydn and Mozart meet?

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1781

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When did Haydn leave the esterhaza?

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1790

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Why did Haydn leave the esterhaza?

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Prince Nikolais died and his successor didnt like music
He was given a large pension and moved to Vienna, also visiting London to play some special works

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When did Haydn and Beethoven meet?

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1792, Beethoven took some lessons fro Haydn

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When did Haydn die?

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1809

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16
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When was Mozart born and where?

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1756 in Salzburg

17
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What was Mozart’s childhood like?

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He was toured around different cities with his sister who was a child prodigy

18
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When was Mozart appointed Concert master in Salzburg?

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1769
in service of the Archbishop of Salzburg

19
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When did Mozart go to Vienna

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1781
Accompanied the Archbishop

20
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Why did Mozart leave the service of the Archbishop?

A

He was frustrated at being a servant
Became a freelancer

21
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When did Mozart go to Prague?

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1786

22
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When did Mozart die?

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1791

23
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How were MOzart’s works catalogued?

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Ordered by chronological number with K.

24
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When was Beethoven born?

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1770

25
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When was Beethoven’s middle period?

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1803-1813

26
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When did Beethoven die?

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1827

27
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When did Beethoven meet Mozart?

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1787

28
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When did Beethoven meet Haydn?

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1792

29
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When did Beethoven write he heiligenstadt statement?

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1802

30
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How was Beethoven’s music categorised?

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Given opus numbers in publishing order.