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Joseph Haydn: Musicians
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By 1749, Haydn had finally matured physically to the point that he was no longer able to sing high choral parts. On a weak pretext, he was summarily dismissed from his job. He was sent into the streets with no home to go to[9] but had the good fortune to be taken in by a friend, Johann Michael Spangler, who for a few months shared with Haydn his family's crowded garret room. Haydn was able to begin immediately his pursuit of a career as a freelance musician.
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Haydn - a self-made man, remembered for his contribution to the symphony. But anecdotal studies of his life show he was ... a man of optimism with an uncanny sense of humor. He was a mentor to other musicians and an untiring adventurer into almost every element of music.
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For Prince Nikolaus, more music lover than musician, Haydn's increasingly complex musical style seems to have brought challenges that were not always welcome. Haydn's letters reveal that the prince did not hesitate to recommend (i.e., command) specific musical revisions in the baryton works; but Nikolaus did not stop there: a surviving autograph for Symphony no. 42 (1771) shows the prince censoring a musically audacious passage.
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