Haydn masses imslp

Lord nelson mass instrumentation
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Theresienmesse - Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Haydn witnessed many radical changes in music during the course of his long life. He was eighteen when Bach died in 1750, not long before the close of the Baroque era, and seventy-two when Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony was first performed in 1804, ushering in the Romantic period. Old forms of music were superseded by the symphony, sonata and string quartet, patronage moved from the church to the royal court, and public concerts were rapidly becoming immensely popular. Throughout all these changes, Haydn remained a pioneering figure. Other composers had written symphonies, sonatas and string quartets before him, but it was Haydn who first exploited the untapped potential of these forms, expanding and developing them to a hitherto unimagined degree. The almost childlike cheerfulness of Haydn’s music, its inexhaustible inventiveness and its perfection of design conceal a considerable inner strength. This fusion of exuberance, originality, classical elegance and intell

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Chronicle

On 2 January, Haydn arrives in London where, after an overnight stay at the publisher John Bland’s, he moves into the house of an Italian cook who prepares his meals every day. Charles Burney writes verses on the arrival of the great musician Haydn, and numerous newspapers report on his arrival. He receives so many visits and invitations that he soon retires to what was then rural Lisson Grove near Paddington. On 18 January, he attends the Queen’s birthday ball in St James’s Palace. He meets George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales (later King George IV), and gives 26 concerts in his residence at Carlton House until April. However, due to the high level of indebtedness of the prince, he must claim his fee of 975 guilders (£100) from a commission of the British Parliament. Between 11 March and 3 June, Salomon organises twelve concerts on Fridays at 20:00 in the concert hall of Hanover Square Rooms, which is designed for around 600 listeners, and also a benefit concert for Haydn on 16 May, which brings Haydn the equivalent of around 3,400 guilders (£350) – significantly