Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Esterházy family

  • Joseph Haydn: Father of the symphony

    Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), one of the most influential composers in Western classical music, was born in the Austrian village of Rohrau to a wheelwright father and a cook mother. His musical education began early when his exceptional singing voice caught the attention of a relative, who invited the six-year-old to live with him and…