![]() ![]() The piece in written in three movements typical of the Classical concerto with the first movement in Concerto form, that makes use of elements of ritornello form of the late Baroque period and sonata form, and the final movement in rondo. Haydn wrote his trumpet concerto for Weidinger in 1796 making use of the new ability for the trumpet to play chromatically. For the first time, the trumpet was no longer limited to the diatonic notes of the natural trumpet. By 1803 he was world famous and had enough money to retire, but with Mozart just behind him and then Beethoven, both of whom added a large helping of personality to Haydn's rules, he is now seen, perhaps unfairly, as the weakest of the three.In the late 18th century, Viennese court trumpeter Anton Weidinger developed the world's first keyed trumpet. The richest family in Europe at that time were the Esterhazy's and Haydn worked for them for most of his life, creating music for the best musicians and having the time to experiment and try stuff out. ![]() He left at 16 and began a career as court composer for a series of wealthy families. ![]() Haydn's musical life began when he was sent away to boarding school at 6 years old. He wrote a lot of music - 104 symphonies, over 20 concertos, 60 piano sonatas and 83 string quartets! He taught both Mozart (the two were great friends) and Beethoven (they didn't get along, Beethoven thought Haydn was 'boring') and he helped both of them in their careers afterwards by telling everyone how great they were. He invented the sonata, the symphony, the concerto and many of the rules used to create these pieces that composers have followed for hundreds of years. Joseph Haydn BORN: 1732 / DIED: 1809 / NATIONALITY: Austrian ![]()
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