Joseph Haydn & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Did Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart live at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived at the same time for 35 years, from 1756 to 1791.^[1][2][3][4]

Joseph Haydn · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Born in 1732 · Born in 1756

Joseph Haydn

1732–1809

Music

Father of the symphony and string quartet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756–1791

Music

Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas

How Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Are Connected

• Haydn and Mozart were friends who sometimes played string quartets together. Mozart honored him with his "Haydn" quartets, and both joined the same Masonic lodge.^[1]
• Haydn taught the young Beethoven, whose patron told him: "You will receive the spirit of Mozart from the hands of Haydn."^[1]

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