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Composer

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

1732–1809

3,926 works in the index

Born
1732
Died
1809
Birthplace
Rohrau
Place of death
Vienna
Citizenship / historical state
Holy Roman Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Classical

Biography

Haydn spent thirty years employed by one family with an orchestra at his disposal, and used it to work out what the symphony and the string quartet could be. He wrote over a hundred of the former and nearly seventy of the latter.

For pianists the sonatas are the most underrated teaching repertoire there is — comparable in difficulty to Mozart's, more varied, and far less played. For string players the quartets are where the form was invented, and the early sets are approachable by good amateurs.

Numbering is a problem. Haydn's works are catalogued by Hob. number, but sonatas also carry a separate numbering from Landon, so the same piece appears under two different numbers depending on the edition. Where possible, confirm by key and Hob. number together.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; conductor; musicologist; pianist; independent publisher
Teachers
Nicola Porpora
Recorded memberships
Académie des beaux-arts
Instruments played
organ; piano
Genres
classical music
Movements
Classicism
Notable works
Symphony No. 100; Symphony No. 101; Deutschlandlied
Awards
honorary citizen of Vienna
Languages used
Alemannic; German
VIAF ID
95146280
ISNI
0000000121441049
GND ID
118547356
Library of Congress ID
n79091193
MusicBrainz ID
c130b0fb-5dce-449d-9f40-1437f889f7fe

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Cello, Choir, Viola
Genres represented
Classical, pop, New Age, Pop, Religious
Works with composition dates
193 of 3,926

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 36 of 82

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Piano Sonata no. 44 in F major, Op. 14, no. 3, HobXVI/29 — Op. 14, no. 3F major —— 1
Piano Sonata no. 37 in E-flat major, Op. 13, no. 2, HobXVI/22 — Op. 13, no. 2E-flat major —— 1
Piano Sonata No. 59 in E-flat Major, HobXVI/49 — —E-flat major —— 1
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, HobXV/10 - Piano Score — —E-flat major —— 1
Piano Trio in D Major, HobXV/16 - Piano Score — —D major —— 1
Divertimento in F Major "Il Maestro e lo Scolare", HobXVIIa/1 — —F major —— 1
Choir Boy — —— —— 1
At the Court of Esterhazy — —— —— 1
Eighteenth Century Dance — —— —— 1
Minuet in E-flat — —— —— 1
Mass No. 12 in B-flat Major, HobXXII/12, Benedictus — —B-flat major Piano— 1
Mass No. 13 in B-flat Major: No. 3, Credo — —B-flat major Piano— 1
Mass No. 11 in D Minor, "Nelsonmesse": Kyrie — —D minor Piano— 1
Mass No. 11 in D Minor, "Nelsonmesse": Dona nobis — —D minor Piano— 1
Mass No. 10 in C Major, "Paukenmesse": Gloria in excelsis — —C major Piano— 1
Mass No. 6 in G Major, "Nikolaimesse": No. 3, Credo — —G major Organ— 1
Mass No. 8 in C Major, "Mariazellermesse": No. 3, Credo — —C major Organ— 1
Mass No. 14 in B-flat Major, "Harmoniemesse"/"Wind Band Mass": No. 4. Sanctus — —B-flat major Piano— 1
Mass No. 9 in B-flat Major, "Heiligmesse": No. 4. Sanctus — —B-flat major Piano— 1
HAYDN: Violin Sonatas - Complete - Set of Parts — —— Piano, violin— 1
Piano Sonatas, Volume IV — —— —— 1
Andante from Symphony No.104 - Organ/Piano — —— —— 1
Menuet from Sonata in D Major - Piano — —D major —— 1
Sonata F Major Hob.XVI:23 - Piano — Hob.XVI:23— —— 1
Variations f minor Hob.XVII:6 - Piano — Hob.XVII:6— —— 1
Fantasie C Major Hob.XVII:40 - Piano — Hob.XVII:40— —— 1
Die Beredsamkeit Hob.XXVc:4 - Score — —— —— 1
Sonata D Major Hob. VI:4 - Score — Hob. VI:4— violin, Viola— 1
Sonata no 37 in E major Hob 16/22 — —E major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 42-44 Hob 16/27-29 — —— Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 43 in E flat major Hob 16/28 — —E-flat major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 38 in F major Hob 16/23 — —F major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 45 in A major Hob 16/30 — —A major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata in C minor Hob 16/20 — —C minor Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 41 in A major Hob 16/26 — —A major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 42 in G major Hob 16/27 — —G major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 36 in C major Hob 16/21 — —C major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 39 in D major Hob 16/24 — —D major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 40 in E flat major Hob 16/25 — —E-flat major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata in D major Hob 16/37 — —D major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 44 in F Major Hob 16/29 — —F major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata no 46 in E major Hob 16/31 — —E major Piano, harpsichord— —
Sonata in G major Hob 16/39 — —G major Piano, harpsichord— —
Haydn: Oxen Minuet and Gypsy Rondo — —— Piano— 2
"Surprise" Symphony: 1st B — —— Orchestra— 2
"Surprise" Symphony: 2nd B — —— Orchestra— 2
Lux Prima (Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Awakening): 1st B — —— —— 2
Lux Prima (Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Awakening): B — —— —— 2

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 95146280. Portrait: Thomas Hardy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.