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Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is popularly known as the "Father of the Symphony". Much of his life was spent in the service of the Esterházy princes; his many instrumental and sacred works are considered the foundation of the Viennese school of composition.

Resources in This Category

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Franz Joseph Haydn

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07158b.htm
  Biographical article.

• Classic Cat: Haydn

  http://www.classiccat.net/haydn_fj/
  Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.

• Classical Music Archives: Haydn

  http://www.classicalarchives.com/haydn.html
  Over 370 complete works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine.

• Classical Net: F. J. Haydn

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/haydnfj.php
  Discography.

• F. J. Haydn Scores

  http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/make-table.cgi?Composer=HaydnFJ&preview=1
  Listing of individual works with preview images and various visual and audio downloads in MIDI, PS, PDF, LY, and PNG formats from Mutopia.

• Franz Josef Haydn

  http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/h/a/y/haydn_fj.htm
  Birth and death dates, portrait, and hymn tunes with MIDI audio and NWC format scores from the Cyber Hymnal.

• Franz Joseph Haydn

  http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/clas/index.htm#haydn
  Biography from the Internet Public Library's Music History 102 addresses his contributions to the symphony and the string quartet. Includes portrait.

• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

  http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/462.htm
  Biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of church, oratorio, stage, vocal, orchestral, concerto, and keyboard compositions, and Naxos discography.

• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

  http://www.newolde.com/haydn.htm
  Reviews, links, recent and recommended recordings, and books from NewOlde.com.

• Haydn

  http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Haydn/
  Yahoo discussion group dedicated to discussion of the man and anything relating to his music. Partially moderated with open membership.

• Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732 - 1809)

  http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/haydn1809.html
  Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

• Joseph Haydn

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn
  Wikipedia article with detailed life, character study, musical analysis and evolution of his style, books and articles, works list, illustrations, links, and internal references to related people and topics.

• Joseph Haydn

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4408&pt=Joseph+Haydn
  Find A Grave listing with musical biography, portrait, pictures of tomb in the Bergkirche in Eisenstadt, Austria, and interactive memorial.

• Joseph Haydn

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370817/
  Filmography showing the use of his works in cinema and television with biographical information and trivia from the Internet Movie Database.

• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

  http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Joseph-Haydn.htm
  Overview of the composer, with biography, influences, and major works.

• Kunst der Fuge: Joseph Haydn

  http://www.kunstderfuge.com/haydn.htm
  Includes MIDI files of 17 symphonies and several chamber works.

• Opera Glass: Franz Joseph Haydn

  http://opera.stanford.edu/Haydn/main.html
  (chronology of operas)

• Papa Haydn: Father of the Symphony

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=37
  Brief biography, key works, bibliography, recommended reading and recordings, quotes, timeline, and further resources from Humanities Web.

• Recent Literature on Joseph Haydn

  http://www.angelfire.com/wi/boccherini/haydn.html
  [bibliography]

• The Haydn Forum

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Haydn/
  Discussion group focusing on the life, music, recordings, and scholarship of Franz-Josef Haydn.

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