Composer of the Classical period - prominent and prolific. Born Austria as Franz Joseph Haydn. Aged 6 he was sent away to train as a musician. Worked primarily for the wealthy Esterházy family.
By the time he made his first visit Haydn had been popular in London for almost 10 years and had been called the “Shakespeare of music”. Both his visits to London in 1791-2 and 1794–5 were very successful and he enjoyed his time here. Died at home in Vienna.
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Joseph Haydn
Australian. Relocated to London in August 1984. We guess their name came from the novel "The Day of the Triffids".
Born: La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France. Died: Paris. Raymond E.O.Ella has sent me the link to the Hector Berlioz Website, which has a huge amount of information about Berlioz in London.
Writer of hymns and religious studies. Born Jemima Thompson in Islington. She planned to do missionary work in India, but illness prevented her from doing so. She married the Reverend Samuel Luke, ...
Hymn writer (e.g. wrote the words for the carol "Ding dong merrily on high"). Born: Birkenhead, Cheshire. Died: Highgate. Buried: Little Walsingham, Norfolk, where he had been a vicar. He retir...
Drummer with the Southern Syncopated Orchestra. Died with several other members of the band in the sinking of the S.S. Rowan.
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