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When

Jan 16, 2009 10:30 am (Friday)

Where

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (map)

345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Who
No performers specified
What
Haydn had a great sense of humor, often writing musical jokes into his compositions. He even used music to speak for him when propriety kept him from requesting something outright....
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Haydn had a great sense of humor, often writing musical jokes into his compositions. He even used music to speak for him when propriety kept him from requesting something outright. Watch how he ends the Farewell Symphony, letting his patron know he and the rest of the musicians wanted to go home.
Presented as part of the International Chamber Music Festival
Cost
$13 - $41
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