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