CHAPTER IV.

THE EMPEROR’S HYMN--THE CREATION AND THE SEASONS.

Criticisms at Home--His Relations to Beethoven--Jealousy of the Great Mogul--His Second London Journey--The Military Symphony--His Longings for Home--Great Popularity In England--Reception by the Royal Family--His Gifts--Return to Vienna--Origin of the Emperor’s Hymn--The Creation and the Seasons--Personal Characteristic--His Death--Haydn’s Place in Music. 136-195

THE LIFE OF HAYDN.