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| The Music Chamber | ||
| This site focuses on chamber music and provides biographies of composers and important works organized by era. ( http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/periods/classical.html ) | ||
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| Eisenstadt, Esterhazy, and Haydn | ||
| This site includes photos and information on a current music festival that takes place in the same location as many chamber concerts of music by Haydn while he was working for the Esterházy family. ( http://cmf.scrippscollege.edu/thefest.htm ) | ||
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| Haydn Quartets | ||
| On this site you can find a brief biography on Haydn and some nicely played sound files from two of his quartets along with other compositions. ( http://www.wwnorton.com/enjoy/shorter/composers/haydn.htm ) | ||
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| Images of Haydn's Life | ||
| This site offers great views of places in Haydn's life along with several portraits and other documents. ( http://www.dartmouth.edu/~music33/Mus33projects/nodes/Haydn/ ) | ||
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| The String Quartet | ||
| This site covers the basic knowledge on the string quartet as an ensemble with easy links to more detailed information. ( http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_string_quartet.html ) | ||
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| Hadyn and String Quartets | ||
| This site discusses the string quartets of Haydn in the context of his service to the Esterházy family. ( http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/haydnfj/noroyal.html ) | ||
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| Radio Performance of Haydn Quartet | ||
| Listen to a complete live performance of Haydn's Quartet in C Major, op. 54, no. 2, by the Takács Quartet. You can also hear the interview and entire performance as it appeared on National Public Radio. ( http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/4a/takacs.html ) | ||
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