Mathias Haydn
Matthias Haydn (31 January 1699 – 12 September 1763) was the father of two famous composers, Joseph and Michael Haydn. He worked as a wheelwright in the Austrian village of Rohrau, where he also served as Marktrichter, an office akin to village mayor.
Read more about Mathias Haydn: Life, Matthias and Music, Launching His Sons' Careers, Mathias's Social Standing, Mathias As Marktrichter, Visits To Joseph in Vienna
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“To the extent to which genius can be conjoined with a merely good human being, Haydn possessed genius. He never exceeds the limits that morality sets for the intellect; he only composes music which has “no past.””
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)