Today in Music history a beloved composer was born in 1737: Johann Michael Haydn, the younger brother to Joseph Haydn. Haydns sacred choral works are generally regarded as his most important, including the Requiem pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo (Requiem for the death of Archbishop Siegmund) in C minor, which greatly influenced the Requiem by Mozart; Missa Hispanica (which he exchanged for a diploma at Stockholm); and, his magnificent last St. Francis Mass in D minor; the motet Lauda Sion, which he wished to have sung at his funeral. He was also a prolific composer of secular music, including 40 symphonies and wind partitas, and multiple concertos and chamber music including a string quintet in C major was once thought to have been by his brother Joseph. He greatly influenced the works of his dear friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including that of the Te Deum and the finale of Symphony No. 23.youtu.be/sMRYJHx_5bc
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:30:00 +0000
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