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Haydn, (Franz) Joseph
 was <i>Kapellmeister</i> at Schloss Esterházy, the grand palace of the Esterházy family in Hungary. Nicolas Esterházy, pictured here in a portrait by an anonymous artist, was his patron from 1761 until 1790.', copy:'(Image © The Art Archive/National Gallery, Budapest/Dagli Orti)'});)
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Austrian composer. He was instrumental in establishing and perfecting the classical sonata form, and wrote numerous chamber and orchestral works (he produced more than a hundred symphonies). He also composed choral music, including the oratorios The Creation (1798) and The Seasons (1801). He was the first great master of the string quartet, and was a teacher of Mozart and Beethoven.
Haydn was employed by the Hungarian Esterházy family from 1761, being responsible for all the musical entertainment at their palace. His work also includes operas, church music, and songs, and the ‘Emperor's Hymn’, adopted as the Austrian, and later the German, national anthem.
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