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Haydn

Haydn proper noun: a surname from German; (music) used specifically of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), an Austrian composer of the Classical period.

Proper noun

Haydn (plural Haydns)

  1. A surname from German; (music) used specifically of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), an Austrian composer of the Classical period.
    • Two years ago I rashly accepted a commission from Tring Chamber Music and Paul Barritt, leader of the Hallé orchestra, to write poems to read between movements of Haydn's quartet Opus 51, which meditates on Christ's "Seven Last Words". Haydn, commissioned in 1785 by Cádiz cathedral, wrote this...2014 April 18, Ruth Padel, “How to do justice to Christ's Last Words”, in The Guardian

Forms of Haydn

pluralHaydns

Origin of Haydn

Borrowed from German Haydn.

Words formed from Haydn

Questions about Haydn

What does Haydn mean?
Haydn means a surname from German; (music) used specifically of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), an Austrian composer of the Classical period.
What part of speech is Haydn?
Haydn is a proper noun.

Words near Haydn in the dictionary

  1. Haydel
  2. Haydels
  3. Hayden
  4. Hayden Peak
  5. Haydenville
  6. Haydn
  7. Haydnian
  8. Haydock
  9. Haydon
  10. Haydon Bridge
  11. Haydon Wick

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