3. As a little boy he loved to hear his father and mother sing. 4. While they sang he played on a "make-believe" violin, of two sticks. 5. He left home at the age of six and never lived there again. 6. First he became a choir-boy at Hainburg. 7. When he was eight years old he entered St. Stephen's in Vienna as a chorister. 8. After he left St. Stephen's he worked hard for many years. Many people whom he met in this time helped him. 9. Among his friends of this period were: Metastasio, Porpora, Gluck, Mozart and his father, and Beethoven. 10. For a time he was Beethoven's teacher. 11. He spent a great part of his life in the Esterhazy family. 12. Here he was Vice-Capellmeister and composer to the Prince. 13. He was a short, stout man, with kindly gray eyes, and very dark hair. 14. He went twice to England to conduct his symphonies. 15. Haydn was called the father of the Symphony and of the String Quartette. 16. He composed a song which will always be famous. It is called _The Emperor's Song_. 17. He died in 1809, seventy-seven years of age. SOME QUESTIONS. 1. Where and in what year was Joseph Haydn born? 2. By what name was he known at home? 3. Who was his first teacher? 4. What studies had he at St. Stephen's? 5. With what distinguished family did he live for many years? 6. Give the names of some of the distinguished composers whom he knew. 7. What great composer was his pupil for a time in Vienna? 8. Why did Mozart think that Haydn should not travel through so many strange countries? 9. What two great works did he write after he returned from England? 10. In what year did Haydn die? 11. Can you find in what year George Washington died? THE STORY OF FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Written by............................................ On (date)............................................. [Illustration] Transcriber's Notes: On page 8, "singingmaster" was replaced with "singing master" On page 14, a period after "St. Stephen's" was replaced with a question mark.