The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1983 (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1983-02-01 / 2. szám

Page 6 THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE February, 1983 of his life. When his voice changed, he was released and from the age of 18 til the age of 27,- he found small johs as church organist, a member of a tavern orchestra, and teaching music, when he also did some composing. It was at a lowpoint in his life when he met prince (count) Anthony Paul Esterházy, who liked his compositions. Esterházy was just in the process of organizing an orchestra and offered Joseph a job he willingly accepted. He moved to the Esterházy “realm” in Kismárton (today called Eisenstadt, Aus­tria). Esterházy must have liked Haydn’s activities, for he soon raised his salary from 400 to 600 forints. If we take into account that a school teacher'

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