CLASSICAL

PERIOD

COMPOSER

S

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

Known as the

“FATHER OF

SYMPHONY”

Born on March 21,

1732

At 8, he became a

choirboy in

Viennese Cathedral

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

At 17, he gave

music lessons and

play in serenades

to earn money.

NICOLO

PORPORA, an

Italian composer,

hired him to be his

accompanist.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

Porpora taught him

to speak Italian, to

sing and to compose.

He accepted the offer

of Prince Paul

Anton Esterhazy,

to work for him.

Teacher and Master

of Mozart in Music.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

“Surprise Symphony”

is one of the famous

works of Haydn that

contains joke, where

the symphony begun

with piano (soft) then

suddenly changes to

fortissimo (very loud)

that surprises the

audience or listeners.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDNBy 1780, he was

commissioned to

write musical

pieces to many

cities.

His “Paris”

Symphonies are

the most notable

one in Concerts

Spirituels in Paris.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

“London”

Symphonies, the 12

symphonies he

wrote for the

concert in London.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

“SURPRISE

SYMPHONY”

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZART

“A Child

Wonder”

Born on

January 27,

1756 in

Salzburg,

Austria

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZARTLeopold

Mozart resigned

as music

teacher to focus

on teaching

Mozart piano

and violin at

age three.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZARTAt age 6, Mozart

started playing

before the

Empress.

At age 12, he

had written

operas, sonatas,

concertos,

symphonies, etc.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZARTHis life

remains a

complicated

puzzle.

As a child, he

seemed to be

gifted beyond

all measure.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZARTHe married

Constanze

Weber and had

two children.

At age 35, he

died on

December 5,

1791.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZART

Before he died,

his mind was

preoccupied

writing his

Requiem but did

not finish it.

He died poor

like pauper.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZART

RING

SWEET

BELLS, SO

MERRILY

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVENSaid to be

born on 16,

1770

Second son of

a curt musician

and a tenor

singer, Johann

Van Beethoven

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVENSaid to be born

on December 16,

1770

Second son of

Johann Van

Beethoven

“MASTER OF

SYMPHONY”

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVENHe was trained

by his father

day and night.

At 8, he had

his first piano

performance in

public.

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVENHe continued to

learn music under

Gottlob Neefe.

At 14, he was

appointed as the

court organist of

Maximillian,

Franz Elector of

Cologne.

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVENHe started to

experience hearing

disorder at 1798

By 1820, he

became completely

deaf

Recognized as the

“COMPOSER OF

THE MILLENIUM”

LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVEN“PATHETIQUE”,

his piano sonata in

C minor,

characterized with

an intense

contrast in

dynamics,

crashing chords,

and explosive

accents.