Haydn's celebrated symphonies : composed for & performed at Mr. Salomon's and the opera concerts : adapted for the piano-forte, with an accompaniment for a violin & violoncello ad libitum

Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony", "Father of the String quartet" and "Father of Sonata form".