Haydn at Esterhaza

Haydn at Esterhaza<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/> <Tab/> In the year 1760, Franz Joseph Haydn was thirty years old and at the beginning of his employment as Kapellmeister and composer to Prince Nicholas Esterhaza. Being employed at the estate, Haydn was …

…a Baryton player without being too difficult. <Tab/>Haydn's piano trios written in the 1780s, towards the end of his time of employment at Esterhaza, included the C Minor Hob. XV: 13. These trios were composed to be published for and played by amateur musicians and music lovers. Haydn composed 6 trios which began a trend of the music being carried by the piano; a trend which continued into 19th century chamber music.