{"product_id":"9780802868527","title":"Playing Before the Lord: The Life and Work of Joseph Haydn","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFranz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, \"Papa\" Haydn composed an amazing variety of music — symphonies, string quartets, concerti, masses, operas, oratorios, keyboard works — and his prolific output celebrates both the heights and depths of life.\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist to recount Haydn's steady rise from humble origins to true musical greatness. Unlike other biographers, Stapert argues that Haydn's work was a product of his devout Catholic faith, even though he worked mainly as a court musician and the bulk of his output was in popular genres. In addition to telling Haydn's life story, Stapert includes accessible listening guides to \u003ci\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/i\u003e and portions of other well-known works to help Haydn listeners more fully appreciate the brilliance behind his music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078748705008,"sku":"9780802868527","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802868527_p0.jpg?v=1784731861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802868527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}