This composer of the oratorio The Seasons also wrote a melody on which the German anthem was based, God save Franz the Emperor.
This composer of the oratorio The Seasons also wrote a melody on which the German anthem was based, God save Franz the Emperor. His symphonies numbers 6, 7, and 8 are titled Morning, Noon, and Evening respectively, and he also wrote a series of six Paris Symphonies. His Farewell Symphony was composed when he took leave of Prince Esterhazy, but he is perhaps better known for another oratorio that depicts the birth of the world as described in the Book of Genesis. The composer of the Miracle, Military, Surprise, and Clock symphonies, for 10 points, identify this Austrian composer of the oratorio The Creation and the London Symphonies.
This composer of the oratorio The Seasons also wrote a melody on which the German anthem was based, God save Franz the Emperor.
Franz Joseph Haydn