Franz Joseph [Joseph] Haydn (31/03/1732 - 31/05/1809), an Austrian composer from Rohrau. He was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these genres. He was also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form.
A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family on their remote estate. Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". At the time of his death, he was one of the most celebrated composers across Europe.
Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Libera me, Domine
Period: | Classicism |
Musical form: | motet |
Text/libretto: | Latin |
Duration: | 6'32'' |
In memory of: | Princess Marie Elisabeth Esterhazy |
Label(s): | Divine Art DDA 21212 |
Libera me, Domine (discovered in the 1960s), written between 1782-1790.
Source: | Booklet of CD Divine Art 21212 |
Contributor: | Pentti Ruokonen |
Libera me, Domine
Period: | Classicism |
Musical form: | motet |
Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Duration: | 3'57 |
Label(s): | Sony SK 53 368 |
Motet: Libera me, Domine Hob.XXIIb:1
Source: | booklet of cd Sony SK 53 368 |
Requiem in C minor
Period: | Early Romanticism |
Musical form: | mass |
Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Not certain made by Joseph Haydn.
Requiem in C minor for four voices, orchestra and organ. It contains:
01. Requiem aeternam
02. Dies irae
03. Manus tuae fecerunt me
04. Sanctus
05. Benedictus
06. Agnus Dei
07. Lux aeterna
Requiem in E flat major
Period: | Early Romanticism |
Musical form: | mass |
Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Requiem in E flat major for four voices, orchestra and organ (SATB, organ, 2 violins, viola, violon, 2 clarinets,
2 horns, 2 bass flugelhorns, 2 trombe, tympanum).
It contains:
01. Requiem aeternam
02. Dies irae
03. In ictu oculi clauduntur omnia
04. Sanctus
05. Benedictus
06. Hosanna
07. Agnus Dei
08. Lux aeterna
09. Cum sanctis tuis