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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ...deplorable enough. But Keller, a peruke-maker, who was fascinated with his voice, invited him to his house and treated him as his son. While under his roof, he fell in love with Keller's daughter, and made an engagement to marry her as soon as circumstances allowed. Whilst here, he used to go out with his young friends, to play serenades of his own composing, under the windows of the belles of the city; and, on one occasion, having been overheard by Curtz, the proprietor of the opera, he gained so much upon his good will, that he received orders for the immediate composition of music for the Diablc Boiku.v. In one part it was necessary to represent the waves in a storm, and as Haydn had never witnessed such a thing, he applied to Curtz for a description. He told him to imagine a mountain and a vale running after one another with the rapidity of lightning, and the noise of thunder, and to set that to music. Haydn tried all manner of semitones and octaves, but all in vain; and, out of all patience, the young man dragged his hands together from each end of the harpsichord, and produced an effect that charmed Curtz, who almost choaked him with his caresses. All this while he was composing short pieces, which became quite fashionable and increased his fame, but unfortunately did not swell his purse. Thus he continued, living from hand to mouth, making provision for the passing day, but having no certain hope for the morrow, until at twenty-six, he received a permanent situation in the orchestra of Count Moritzin, whence he was soon preferred to the superior place of second professor in the orchestra of the old Prince Esterhazy. Here, and with the son of this prince, his chief duty seems to have been to wear a starched unifonn, with highheeled shoes, and compose ...