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'''Joseph "Papa" Haydn''' was a composer in the [[classical period (music)|classical era]]. He is credited with virtually inventing the [[symphony]] format, having written almost a hundred of them. [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] then refined this structure and, to some critics at least, mastered it and brought it to its greatest heights. | '''Joseph "Papa" Haydn''' was a composer in the [[classical period (music)|classical era]]. He is credited with virtually inventing the [[symphony]] format, having written almost a hundred of them. [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] then refined this structure and, to some critics at least, mastered it and brought it to its greatest heights. | ||
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Revision as of 22:26, May 8, 2007
Joseph "Papa" Haydn was a composer in the classical era. He is credited with virtually inventing the symphony format, having written almost a hundred of them. Mozart and Beethoven then refined this structure and, to some critics at least, mastered it and brought it to its greatest heights.