Joseph Haydn was one of the most celebrated composers during his time and in the history of music. His humorous, lively and galant compositional style influenced a countless amount of famous composers, including two of the greatest, Beethoven and Mozart. Haydn was born in South Austria near the Hungary border. He spent most of his career life composing for the Esterházy, the most powerful noble family. At the age of 29, Haydn was hired by Prince Paul Anton Esterházy to compose whatever music he demanded. A huge amount of works he composed relates with sonatas, trios, concertos and symphonies. His compositions emphasized the features of songful melodies in short phrases and contains religious detachments, which he composed with these characteristics《
