Who Was Haydn's Principal Patron
Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, Haydn’s Most Important Patron. 1779 Was a Watershed Year for Haydn, as His Contract Was Renegotiated: Whereas Previously All His...
Who Was Haydn’s Principal Patron?
Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, Haydn’s most important patron. 1779 was a watershed year for Haydn, as his contract was renegotiated: whereas previously all his compositions were the property of the Esterházy family, he now was permitted to write for others and sell his work to publishers.