. English: Last calling card of Joseph Haydn carrying the first four bars of the soprano part of his 1796 four-part setting of 'Der Greis', a poem by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim. The note below reads: 'Heute den 1ten April verkaufte ich mein schönes Fortepiano um 200 fl' followed by the signature 'Jos: Haydn' and the date line 'im 78 Jahr': 'Today, April 1st, I sold my beautiful piano for 200 Gulden'. That date is April 1st, 1809 (Haydn's 78th year, he'd entered the day before, having just turned 77) two months before his death on May 31st. 1 April 1809. Joseph Haydn  (1732–1809)     Alter

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. English: Last calling card of Joseph Haydn carrying the first four bars of the soprano part of his 1796 four-part setting of 'Der Greis', a poem by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim. The note below reads: 'Heute den 1ten April verkaufte ich mein schönes Fortepiano um 200 fl' followed by the signature 'Jos: Haydn' and the date line 'im 78 Jahr': 'Today, April 1st, I sold my beautiful piano for 200 Gulden'. That date is April 1st, 1809 (Haydn's 78th year, he'd entered the day before, having just turned 77) two months before his death on May 31st. 1 April 1809. Joseph Haydn  (1732–1809)     Alternative names Joseph Haydn Description Austrian composer, conductor, musicologist and pianist Date of birth/death 31 March 1732 31 May 1809 Location of birth/death Rohrau, Austria Vienna Work period Classical period Work location Vienna Authority control : Q7349 VIAF: 95146280 ISNI: 0000 0001 2144 1049 ULAN: 500330864 LCCN: n79091193 NLA: 35180854 WorldCat 269 HaydnCallingCard

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