MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Double Bass, Marionette, Cello
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Music 1aa3 - haydn + string quartet - lecture 5. One of the most famous + proli c , prominent composers of the classical era: called the father of the symphony, also called father of string quartet . Haydn worked for prince nicholas esterhazy for 3 decades as a court musician that would direct the music: he had comfort, stability, room and board (dream job), four bedroom at. Many composers had to hassle for different positions, had to move a lot, lots of composers lived in poverty: esterhazy"s estate was located in a remote region of hungary (blessing and curse) 2 opera houses, main theatre that sat another 400 people, marionette theatre: conducted around 100 concerts every year, some of europe"s best musicians came here to perform. Haydn"s responsibilities: 1) wrote new music > string quartets + sonatas + operas, 2) conducted the prince"s orchestra, 3) mounted operatic productions. There he composed songs, symphonies, and piano works.
