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Haydn

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Haydn  (hdn), Franz Joseph 1732-1809.
Austrian composer who exerted great influence on the development of the classical symphony. A contemporary of Mozart, he wrote numerous symphonies and string quartets as well as operas and concertos.
Haydn [ˈhaɪdən]
n
1. (Biographies / Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809) M, Austrian, MUSIC: composer) (Franz) Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf). 1732-1809, Austrian composer, who played a major part in establishing the classical forms of the symphony and the string quartet. His other works include the oratorios The Creation (1796-98) and The Seasons (1798-1801)
2. (Biographies / Haydn, Johann Michael (1737-1806) M, Austrian, MUSIC: composer) his brother, Johann Michael (German joˈhan ˈmɪçaeːl). 1737-1806, Austrian composer, esp of Church music
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Noun1.HaydnHaydn - prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Joseph Haydn
2.Haydn - the music of Haydn
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner


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One of us compared the harmony existing between a Haydn symphony and pistache ice cream to the exquisite congruity between Milly and Cypher's.
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In the centre of the room was a Roller and Blanchet "baby grand" piano in rosewood, but holding the potentialities of an orchestra in its narrow and sonorous cavity, and groaning beneath the weight of the chefs-d'oeuvre of Beethoven, Weber, Mozart, Haydn, Gretry, and Porpora.
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Haydn grew up in an attic and Chatterton starved in one.
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