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unusual facts about Michael Haydn


Michael Haydn

Dies, Albert Christoph (1810) Biographical Accounts of Joseph Haydn, Vienna.


Johann Georg Reutter

In 1739, while visiting the town of Hainburg, Reutter auditioned the seven-year-old Joseph Haydn; Haydn joined his ensemble the following year, later to be joined by his younger brother Michael.

Natural trumpet

A few transitional composers, such as Michael Haydn, Leopold Mozart and Johann Molter wrote concerti for natural trumpets in the early Classical era.

Piccolo

Although neither Joseph Haydn nor Mozart used it in their symphonies, some of their contemporaries did, including Hoffmeister, Süssmayr and Michael Haydn.


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