Austrian composer. Born on March 31, 1732 in Rolau, a village in Lower Austria on the Austrian-Hungarian border, and died in Vienna on May 31, 1809. His father was a wheelwright who had been passed down from generation to generation, and his mother was a kitchen worker in a noble house. The family was poor. Six of the 12 children died in infancy. Haydn was the second of the 12 children.

Life: Haydn was influenced by folk music and church music since his childhood by his music-loving parents, and he showed outstanding talent since childhood. He had a beautiful high-pitched voice and could not only imitate and sing every song he heard, but he could also play these melodies on his homemade violin. Haydn's relative J.M. Frank, the choir director of Haynburg Church, took a fancy to him. From then on, the 6-year-old Haydn left his parents forever. He sang masses in the choir of Haynburg Church on the Danube River and learned music theory and common musical instruments. Hapsicord Violin. Schooling was difficult, with "more whippings than meals," as he later recalled. Two years later, G. Reuter, the music director of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, went to Hayenburg to look for singers, and Haydn was selected into the choir