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Joseph Haydn

Portrait of Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

Nationality: Austrian

<p><strong>Franz Joseph Haydn</strong><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>&nbsp;(<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a title="Help:IPA/English" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English">/<span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'h' in 'hi'">h</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ən/: 'on' in 'button'">ən</span>/</a></span></span>&nbsp;<a title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key"><em title="English pronunciation respelling">HY-dən</em></a>;&nbsp;<span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German:</span>&nbsp;<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a title="Help:IPA/Standard German" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German">[ˈfʁants<span class="wrap">&nbsp;</span>ˈjoːzɛf<span class="wrap">&nbsp;</span>ˈhaɪdn̩]</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="ext-phonos"><span id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-nosnippet="" data-ooui="{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;mw.Phonos.PhonosButton&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/2\/24\/Franz_Joseph_Haydn.ogg\/Franz_Joseph_Haydn.ogg.mp3&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:[&quot;nofollow&quot;],&quot;framed&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;volumeUp&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;ipa&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lang&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;wikibase&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;file&quot;:&quot;Franz Joseph Haydn.ogg&quot;},&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;noexcerpt&quot;,&quot;ext-phonos-PhonosButton&quot;,&quot;ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel&quot;]}"></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a title="File:Franz Joseph Haydn.ogg" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Franz_Joseph_Haydn.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span>; 31 March<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>&nbsp;1732&nbsp;&ndash; 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the&nbsp;<a title="Classical period (music)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_period_(music)">Classical period</a>. He was instrumental in the development of&nbsp;<a title="Chamber music" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_music">chamber music</a>&nbsp;such as the&nbsp;<a title="String quartet" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_quartet">string quartet</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a title="Piano trio" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_trio">piano trio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>&nbsp;His contributions to&nbsp;<a title="Musical form" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_form">musical form</a>&nbsp;have led him to be called "Father of the&nbsp;<a title="Symphony" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony">Symphony</a>" and "Father of the String quartet".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERosen199743&ndash;54_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn#cite_note-FOOTNOTERosen199743%E2%80%9354-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWebsterFeder2001_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebsterFeder2001-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p>