Contents

Contents

PREFACE

HAYDN
CHAPTER I. BIRTH—ANCESTRY—EARLY YEARS CHAPTER II. VIENNA—1750-1760 CHAPTER III. EISENSTADT—1761-1766 CHAPTER IV. ESTERHAZ—1766-1790 CHAPTER V. FIRST LONDON VISIT—1791-1792 CHAPTER VI. SECOND LONDON VISIT—1794-1795 CHAPTER VII. "THE CREATION" AND "THE SEASONS" CHAPTER VIII.    LAST YEARS CHAPTER IX. HAYDN: THE MAN CHAPTER X. HAYDN: THE COMPOSER APPENDIX A. HAYDN'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT APPENDIX B. CATALOGUE OF WORKS APPENDIX C. BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX D. HAYDN'S BROTHERS APPENDIX E. A SELECTION OF HAYDN LETTERS

DEDICATION To The Rev. Robert Blair, D.D. In Grateful Acknowledgment of
Many Kindnesses and Much Pleasant Intercourse