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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Haydn at Esterhaza

Haydn at Esterhaza                                                                         In the year 1760, Franz Joseph Haydn was thirty years senior and at the beginning of his employment as Kapellmeister and tranquilizer to Prince Nicholas Esterhaza. Being engaged at the estate, Haydn was expected to write pieces commissioned for various do and celebrations. He was also able to find succession to compose pieces for musicians and other(a) nobility at their request. Haydns time at Esterhaza from 1760-1790 produced both opera houses and dormancy room music works.         From 1776-1790, a regular season of opera occurred at Esterhaza. From 1780-1790, 1,038 operas were performed at the estate. Haydns operas before and during this time were numerous. Two of his operas were found on the story of Pamela by Samuel Richardson (published in 1740). The earl ier opera (written in 1768), Lo Speziale (The Apothecary), was very short and the serious characters had been eliminated. The libretto was written by Bouldoni and include the stock characters of an old man, young lovers, and another mysterious chaser of the female lead (usually a servant or works girl). The operas plot is essentially a situation drollery with such(prenominal) class-crossing, making it an opera buffa. Lo Speziale has many comic arias such as Semprinos Ragazzaccie Che Senza...
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which is imitative of a womans voice and sung in a march-like style. The second (later) opera, La Vera Constanza (compos ed 1778) is also based on the Pamela story. ! sequence this opera has similar characters to The Apothecary, it is a more maudlin story and is classified as an opera-semiseria.         Haydn also composed several(prenominal) quartets and trios during his time at Esterhaza. His string quartet in G major (Op. 54, No. 1, Hob. III: 58) was composed in 1788 to be performed in a private setting. The final movement of the... If you postulate to overreach a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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