In 1761, his career started to settle down when he was offered a position in the Esterházy family in Hungary, by Prince Paul Anton Esterházy and served the family for approximately thirty years. Since then, he composed tons of works including symphonies, instrumental sonatas, chamber music and vocal works. This Piano Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI: 23 was composed during the ruling of Nikolaus Esterházy in year 1773 after Paul Anton died in 1762. Other than composing, in Haydn too took part in the city’s intellectual and musical life where he met Mozart in 1784. Haydn’s music earned him reputation and admiration from people across the European countries, that later he was invited back to Vienna as music director for Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy in 1795 and died in
In 1761, his career started to settle down when he was offered a position in the Esterházy family in Hungary, by Prince Paul Anton Esterházy and served the family for approximately thirty years. Since then, he composed tons of works including symphonies, instrumental sonatas, chamber music and vocal works. This Piano Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI: 23 was composed during the ruling of Nikolaus Esterházy in year 1773 after Paul Anton died in 1762. Other than composing, in Haydn too took part in the city’s intellectual and musical life where he met Mozart in 1784. Haydn’s music earned him reputation and admiration from people across the European countries, that later he was invited back to Vienna as music director for Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy in 1795 and died in