(单词翻译:单击)
Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31st, 1732, in Row Rao, a village in Austria about 30 miles southeast of Vienna.
弗朗茨·约瑟夫·海顿于1732年3月31日出生在奥地利维也纳东南约30英里的罗劳村
Unlike many great composers, Hyden did not come from a musical family.
海顿与许多伟大的作曲家不同,他并非来自音乐世家
Hyden instead learned music from a paternal cousin named J.M. Frank.
海顿跟一个名叫J.M.弗兰克的表亲学习音乐
Because of his notable singing ability, at the age of 8,
由于他出色的歌唱能力,海顿在8岁时到维也纳,
he traveled to Vienna when he joined the choir at St. Stephens.
参加圣斯蒂芬斯教堂的合唱团
Hayden spent a majority of his career employed at Esterhazy, where he composed for numerous Esterhazy Prince's,
海顿职业生涯的大部分时间都在伊斯哈齐家族工作,他在那儿为伊斯哈齐家族的许多王子作曲,
including Prince Nikolas for whom Haydn was forced to write a great deal of music for Berry Tone, an outdated cello like instrument.
包括尼古拉斯王子,尼古拉斯王子要海顿使用一种像大提琴的过时乐器谱写大量音乐
Haydn's musical output was immense.
海顿创作了大量的音乐作品
The exact amount of works he produced is unknown.
具体作品数量不得而知
However he is credited to over 100 symphonies, 84 string quartets,
不过,人们认为他创作过100多首交响乐,84首弦乐四重奏,
25 concertos, 52 piano sonatas, 12 masses, 24 operas and 10 oratorios.
25首协奏曲,52首钢琴奏鸣曲,12首弥撒曲,24部歌剧和10部清唱剧
In November of 1772 he wrote the Farewell Symphony.
1772年11月,他创作了《告别交响曲》
During its performance, one by one each member of the orchestra packs up their instruments and leaves the stage
在演出过程中,乐团的每位成员一个接一个收拾好乐器离开舞台,
until there are only two violins left.
最后只剩下两位小提琴手
Franz Joseph Haydn died on May 31st, 1809, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 77.
弗朗茨·约瑟夫·海顿于1809年5月31日在奥地利维也纳逝世,享年77岁
