Show ft haydal hay tin and II 11 is toy sym phiny from tl c art aj little or nothing la is known of tho hi history tory of tho ho unique composition which bich hayon wrote so far as we a anro aware nothing more than fragmentary account accounts of the tiny woric have ever appeared to him however who has read the life of th tho great veat and appreciates his character there will be little need of a hist history orv haydn as lias has often been said loved children chi loren and to please them was perfectly in accor daf ill his gentle and childlike di deap i m ion ton mayhap he be composed the piece to show allow what it was possible to do JO with toys for ho be ass assa a diar jr ii i i ii vator ator and at times actually dr di utne oi the viennese Vie old fogies bogies chalfaut half out oi of mil mit d by his introduction into the then limited orchestra or clies of new instruments likely enough e n ugh the b prince his patron pined for r nov biehy eliy and the court musician took this means of edifying gratifying the royal desir desire or r it is is possible that the little booras Mo moor oras as prince esterhai y dubbed him hirn dimly recalled the days of his childhood when in the seclusion of his home be he used to acco accords n pany the simple melodies mel odiea of his mother other with pieces of wood in hs his cna cne for fora a violin the theoph oth r ton for a bow days lays haydn never forgot and of often t en in afterlife after life the musician covered with glory da do lighted to the family trios of i which ho be was a member in the bright hours of his hs youth on the ti ie le page wo we learn that tha tho childr children enfa gYm symphony phoDy was written at berchtoldt Berch gaden a email small bavarian town situated near salzburg Sal Moz arts ts home in a apart part of lier germany rany where people make many toys and musical inspru mono menn s for children it requires no great stretch of imagination to see the good natured composer in ats ten danco at some somo neighboring fair trudging about with a basket col electing such playthings as would be of of use in in his a symphony vm phony or to picture linn hosi going fr from oin shop to shop trying wd tittle toys and selecting those available for his bis unique purpose pose having his mimic and studied the compass and charac bac er of the instruments he be had baft bought haydn sat down and corn com posed an amusing symphony one peculiar feature of hi hit composition iiii 64 the absence ot of a slow movement father haydu knew well thal the little performers pert for whom be probably wrote would be too restless lor for an adagio and therefore there foie omitted it to perform the toy symphony i with proper the parts ought toi to bo be n by children and as a sometimes in Germ germany auy b by y grown persons gaudily dressed up as children the preat great difficulty in the way of an adequate pe firmance for manre mance is to abc secure ure boys and girl girls who are not gigg lerg musical skill is not absolutely sol necessary although of course experienced musicians learn the piece quicker and play it safer lot us not be misunderstood the children selected must have correct rhythmical feelings for everything depends on the ability to keep ac curate time tins this gilt gift however bd wever is i much comboni r than the power to refrain from tb the litters titters which ar are aar C natural to moat most you youngsters as breath in their bodies granted W o these favorable conditions and a little drilling drilling will give a leader the attention tent iono ofa juvenile bandeo band so that he should soon bring them to a satisfactory factory tic tory appreciation of their roles the real music of the piece is oft times performed on n the piano in liea lieu of the violin a ril method ethod that is much safer though not so striking performances J for mances of toy oy symphonies as is I easily imagined imag ned give untold pleasure I to the children when introduced at festivals and parties par lies they never fail to please julius eber ber wein has written a prologue gua for jor hayans in which a poetical description of the tile piece is given the intention is tor lor the whole orchestra to fall in at the cloo of the recitation m aking all the noite possible as if they attempted to o drown the speakers voice several translations of it itaro aro in print th the best of these are by james judson lord the bollor following ing is if the last of the five verses which like the symphony they celebrate celebrates teach the maxim maxim that isyou if you pia the tile child you will please be world although upon such playthings plaything Play thin still the part to bo be p er r orm d will be no less an art i and r should some small all frightened kium pet st shriek irick or bashful ashful whistle lose if its squeak loleet lolae and nd or so some m presumptuous little drum would b be should dum be u then cona collapse p seand and dont let such little things exclia wonder 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