Haydn's father is a carriage maker, his mother is a cook, and his parents are both music lovers, which makes Haydn have the opportunity to be influenced by music since childhood. His family is poor. In order to study, he left his parents for Vienna at the age of six. Haydn has a superhuman talent for music. At the age of eight, he was selected as a member of the children's choir of Staffan Church. Later, when I grew up, my voice changed and I was kicked out by the choir. Since then, he has lived on the streets and tasted all the hardships in the world. Fortunately, I was found by a singer and saved by him, so I barely survived. This period can be said to be the most difficult period in his life. Although his life is embarrassing, his belief in music has never wavered. He studied music hard, and finally got the help of the Hungarian aristocrat Paul Esteba, and became the court musician of the Marquis. After that, Haydn lived a stable life until his later years. Most of his works were created during this period. Because of his cheerful personality, secure life and respected personality, his works always sound quiet and optimistic, unlike Beethoven's music.
Haydn's major contributions to classical music are symphonies and quartets. Because of his great contribution to the formation and perfection of symphony genre, he is called "the father of symphony".
Haydn's character is kind, sincere and simple, and he is a humanist. These characteristics of him are clearly reflected in his music. He is also very enthusiastic about young musicians. Composers such as Mozart and Beethoven have asked Haydn for advice and called him "our father".
Haydn's music style is warm and elegant, full of joy, happiness and tranquility. His music is like a beautiful pastoral poem. He always praises himself and life with this style. In his works, you can often feel the distinctive Austrian folk song style. Another feature of Haydn's works is his clever sense of humor, and his music is full of pleasure and unique interest.
Haydn is a prolific composer with a wide range of works, including operas, plays, oratorios, symphonies, instrumental concertos, string quartets and other chamber music works. His most representative works are Symphony of Surprise, Symphony of Afternoon, Symphony of Clock, The Oratorio Genesis and Emperor Quartet. These works are closely related to Austrian folk music, which deeply embodies Haydn's simple, clear, humorous and optimistic music style and has a great influence on the creation of musicians in the future. Haydn's two visits to London in his later years were great successes, and he also wrote the London Symphony. Haydn made great achievements in his life and occupied a very important position in the history of world music.
The story of Beethoven
German musician Beethoven is one of the most famous musicians in the history of European music. 1770 Born in Bonn, Germany. When Beethoven was young, his father had high expectations for him, hoping that his son would become a Mozart-style musical prodigy. When Beethoven was only 4 years old, his father put a bunch of music in front of Beethoven for him to play. Sometimes Beethoven practiced until his hands were swollen and he dared not rest.
One day, the church bell rang 12, and Beethoven was still practicing. He had to wait until his father came back to check his music before going to bed. His mother squinted at Beethoven and said piteously to him, "Son, it's 12 now. Go to sleep first."
"No, dad will hit me when he comes back and sees that I didn't practice."
Mother had no choice but to hold Beethoven and cry at the piano. Soon, Beethoven fell asleep in her arms and her mother put him on the bed.
When the bell rang again, Beethoven's alcoholic father came back. "Where is that little bastard? Why doesn't he practice the piano? "
"Don't look at the time, let the children practice the piano, and don't give up until they are killed?"
"Yes, you are right," said Beethoven's father. He came to Beethoven's bedside and helped him up, but his mother couldn't stop him.
Beethoven closed his eyes while playing the piano in a daze. Nevertheless, Beethoven's piano sound is very smooth and natural.
"Well, it's a bit like Mozart." Father said happily on the side.
A few years later, Beethoven grew from four to eight. After four years of hard practice, his piano level has been greatly improved, and his alcoholic father is also very satisfied, so he was invited to give a solo concert in the Conservatory of Music. The performance was a great success and his father enjoyed his son's success.
/kloc-at the age of 0/7, Beethoven came to Vienna. He met Mozart with great reverence. Mozart gave him a piece that was difficult to improvise. Beethoven's performance was affirmed by Mozart. He said, "You should pay attention to this child. He will alarm the whole world in the future. " Thanks to his efforts, he finally took a place in the Vienna art stage, often performing as a pianist, playing his own works, which was affirmed by people.
Just when he was in the ascendant, his ears became sick and he was completely deaf, which was a cruel blow to a musician. However, all this did not defeat Beethoven, who still created a lot of excellent works with tenacious perseverance. In his Symphony of Destiny, we can all hear the voice of his struggle against fate.
1807, Beethoven lived in the home of Duke Li Xi Novsky. One day, a large group of guests came to the duke's house. They were all French officers sent by Napoleon to occupy Vienna at that time. The duke wanted to invite people to listen to music, so he sent someone to invite Beethoven, but he didn't explain the situation to Beethoven. Beethoven didn't understand and came here with his newly written Sonata of Passion. When I walked into the living room, I saw a group of occupation troops. Beethoven immediately rejected the duke's request. The duke became angry from embarrassment and even ordered Beethoven to play with a straight face. Beethoven was furious at Li Xi Novsky's shameless traitorous behavior. Although it was raining cats and dogs at night, he left angrily and smashed a bust that the duke had given him before. The next day, the duke received such a letter: "Duke! It was only by accident that you became a duke. I became Beethoven because of myself. There are many dukes now and there will be many in the future, but I have only one Beethoven forever! "