I was cut off from the world, there was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original.
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Born in the Austrian village of Rohrau in 1732, Joseph Haydn
Born in the Austrian village of Rohrau in 1732, Joseph Haydn was the composer who contributed most to establishing the Classical style. Called the 'Father of the Symphony,' 'Father of the String Quartet,' and 'Father of Sonata Form,' he served nearly thirty years as music director for the Esterhazy family, where isolation, as he put it, 'forced him to become original.' A friend and mentor of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, he crowned his career with the oratorios The Creation and The Seasons.
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