Wednesday, September 14, 2022

September 14 - Michael Haydn (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 14th are here: Michael Haydn (2019), Luigi Cherubini (2020), and Deryck Cooke (2021)

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Michael Haydn (14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was a distinguished and successful composer, primarily in Salzburg. He is relatively seldom performed today.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Older Brother Speaks


Joseph Haydn regarded his younger brother's music highly, to the point of feeling Michael's religious works were superior to his own (possibly for their devotional intimacy, as opposed to Joseph's monumental and majestic, more secularized, symphonic style). – adapted from Wikipedia


Those wishing to break from the cycle

Of Mozart and me and the like, ‘ll

Find much to admire

In the music for choir

In the oeuvre of my brother Michael.

 

 

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