One day toward the end of his life he asked his servant to carry him to the piano. While the members of his household stood near him he played three times, very solemnly, the Emperor's Song.
THE EMPEROR'S SONG [Listen]
This is the way Haydn wrote his name—
FACTS ABOUT FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
When you have read this page and the next make a story about Haydn's life. Write it in your own words. When you are quite sure you cannot improve it, copy it on pages 15 and 16.
SOME FACTS ABOUT JOSEPH HAYDN.
1. He was born at Rohrau, in Hungary, March 31, 1732.