MAPEH 9: LESSON 6 | CLASSICAL COMPOSER HAYDN AND MOZART
- 1. LESSON 6: CLASSICAL COMPOSER HAYDN & MOZART M.A.P.E.H. Music By:Vince Villalobos
- 2. IS THIS LESSON,YOU WILL KNOW TWO FAMOUS COMPOSERS,THEIR INFLUENCES, AND THE MASTERPIECES THEY CREATED.
- 3. FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732 – 1809) “Father of Symphony” Born in Austria on March 31, 1732 He is the second child of the 12 He came from a poor family so if there were any opportunities of activities, he would grab it. He became a choirboy at the age of 8. At age 17, they gave lessons in music and played in serenades to earn money. Niccolo Porpora, discovered his talent in music and hired him to become his accompanist. During his life with Porpora, he was fed well which he never experienced since he was poor. Porpora taught him, Italian, how to sing and to compose.
- 4. FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732 – 1809) Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy offered him the position of Vice-Kapellmeister and later Kapellmeister. Esterhazy came from a rich and powerful Hungarian noble family. He composed 11 operas, 60 symphonies, five masses, 30 sonatas, one concerto, and hundreds of shorter pieces while working with the Esterhazy family His positive attitude and sense of humor made him the favorite among musicians. Mozart, a student of Haydn, looked up to him as his mentor and the master of music. “Surprise Symphony”, was the famous work of Haydn that reflects his humor and surprises the audience or listeners. 1780, his music has been published all over Europe.
- 5. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791) “Child Wonder” He was born on January 27, 1756, in Austria. Leopold Mozart was the leading music teacher and composer at that time and when he saw that his son had a great talent in music, he resigned and taught him how to play the piano and violin. Mozart started to play the instruments at age six and composed and written operas, sonatas, concertos, symphonies, and religious works. There was a time when Mozart was sick but his father was more concerned about the loss of money rather than the well-being of his son. He married Constanze Weber and had two children. He died at the age of 35,on December 5. No one is sure about the cause of his death. He was buried in a common grave and only a few attended his funeral.