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Haydn
During this first decade
of his tenure at the Esterházy
court, Haydn was extremely
prolific in his production of
symphonies for the prince’s
virtuoso orchestra.
spent more than a decade eking out a living as a free-lance musician in Vienna.
In 1758 or 1759, Haydn had the good
fortune to be hired as Kapellmeister
by Count Ferdinand von Morzin, a
Bohemian nobleman. When Count
Morzin squandered his fortune and
had to disband his orchestra in 1761,
the composer was scooped up by Prince
Anton Esterházy, who had been greatly
impressed by Haydn’s music when he
visited Morzin’s household. Haydn was
originally appointed to the junior position of Vice Kapellmeister, but his talent
soon eclipsed that of the Kapellmeister
Gregor Werner, who became extremely
jealous. When Werner died in 1766, it
was a foregone conclusion that Haydn
would rise to the top job, which he held
for nearly three decades.
During this first decade of his tenure at
the Esterházy court, Haydn was extremely
prolific in his production of symphonies
for the prince’s virtuoso orchestra. Dating
from 1765, No. 30 in C Major is nicknamed “Alleluia” because Haydn, a devout
Catholic all his life, used the beginning
of the plain chant melody for singing
the “Alleluia” at Easter mass for the first
movement’s opening motive. And he
worked this do-re-mi ascending idea hard,
for it is later transformed and decorated
From
adrigals
to Musicals
Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 3 pm
Towson United Methodist Church
501 Hampton Lane, Towson
Tom Hall, music DirecTor
renowned soprano Janice Chandler Eteme
joins Tom Hall and the Chorus in a program
spanning the choral repertoire from the 16th
century, to works of Duruflé and Lauridsen, and
leading to selections from the iconic musicals of
irving Berlin and leonard Bernstein.
Call 410-523-7070
or visit www.BCAsings.org
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