!!!Viennese Classic - Early Period !!Joseph Haydn: ''Symphony Nr.6'' (''Le Matin'') [{Image src='Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Joseph_Haydn_Symphonie_Nr_6_(_Le_Matin)/080106a.jpg' height='250' alt='Haydn's Geburtshaus in Rohrau' caption='Haydn's birth place in Rohrau' width='367'}] The trilogy of symphonies representing parts of the day (1761) were the first works that Joseph Haydn (1732 Rohrau/Lower Austria - 1809 Vienna) wrote for his new employer, Prince Paul Anton Esterh zy. They make the two opposite poles of Haydn's composition technique clearer than almost any of his other works: a modern readiness to experiment combined with the use of tradional elements. The remaining music from Esterhaza Palace (Hungary) makes it obvious that the prince preferred compositions in an Italian-Concerto style, so the symphonies from that time actually represent a mixture of the Baroque concerto and the new, larger sound of the orchestra. The musical example is characteristic for descriptive instrumental music: in the slow introduction of the symphony, Haydn depicts a sunrise. (''Le Matin''= Morning). (E. Stadler) !Sound Clip [{Audio src='Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Joseph_Haydn_Symphonie_Nr_6_(_Le_Matin)/080106am.mp3' caption='Joseph Haydn: Symphony Nr.6 ( Le Matin)\\© Teldec Classics International GmbH, CD-Nr. 2292 46018-2: Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6-8, Concentus musicus Wien unter Nikolaus Harnoncourt.'}] [{Metadata Suchbegriff='' Kontrolle='Nein'}] %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Joseph_Haydn_Symphonie_Nr_6_(_Le_Matin)|class='wikipage austrian'] %%