The Story of Franz Joseph Haydn

Originally published in 1906 as a portion of the author€s larger €œStories of the Four Great Composers for Young People,€ this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages, describes the life and work of Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn.

Sample passage:
His love of music had now but one drawback. He longed to compose but he knew nothing of the theory of music or the laws of harmony. Young Mozart, who came twenty-four years after him, composed at this age an applauded opera, but Mozart had excellent training from his father; he had traveled, and had received instruction under noted artists, while Joseph€s life was narrow and his instruction limited. All his efforts at composing were failures. But he never once thought of giving it up. He studied away and awaited his opportunity.