Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Joseph Haydn, fully Franz Joseph Haydn, aka "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"

Austrian Composer

"When I think of God, my heart is so filled with joy that the notes fly off as from a spindle."

"I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original."