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Things you never knew about Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Born to a wheelwright (and occasional harpist) Mathias Haydn, the only artifact he retained all his life was a wheelmaker's hammer used by his father. He kept this in a specially made ornate box.

Haydn's nickname as a child was "Sepperl". Although his full name was Franz Joseph Haydn, he didn't use the name Franz, which is therefore omitted in most texts nowadays. He also never spelled his name Josef.

Haydn was a good friend of Mozart, in whose house the two musicians used to play in string quartets

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Which French composer wrote a piece called "The Sea" (or "La Mer" in French)?




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