Playing Before the Lord: The Life and Work of Joseph Haydn

by Calvin R. Stapert

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, "Papa" Haydn composed an amazing variety of music -- symphonies, string quartets, concerti, masses, operas, oratorios, keyboard works -- and his prolific output celebrates both the heights and depths of life.

In this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802868525
• ISBN13: 9780802868527
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"