Joseph Haydn lived over 200 years ago and composed over 1500 pieces of music! A pretty busy man, right?

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In a corner of the room you will see a display case with a picture of the St. Stephens Cathedral. Have you already seen it? Haydn didn’t just sing in the cathedral, he also got married there at age 28 to his wife Maria Anna. Unfortunately they didn’t have any children so there are none of Haydn’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren living among us.

Joseph Haydn composed for Prince Nikolaus I. Esterházy for 30 years.

You’ll see a picture of the prince hanging in this room. Can you find him? A little hint: He’s looking out through a red curtain.