LESSON 4

• Franz Joseph Haydn - He was known as the father of the symphony and the string quartet.
• Franz Joseph Haydn - He was also one of the pioneers of the genres of classical music that later influenced the works of Mozart and Beethoven.
• Franz Joseph Haydn - He wrote 107 symphonies, 83 quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 piano sonatas, 14 masses, and 26 operas.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven -- At an early age, his father trained him to be a good musician. He became Haydn’s student.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven - He became deaf at the age of 46, making him unable to hear his compositions.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven - He composed an opera, 6 symphonies, 4 solo concerti, 5 string quartets, 6 string sonatas, 7 piano sonatas, 5 sets of piano variations, 4 overtures, 4 trios, 2 sextets, and 72 songs.