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　　Joseph Haydn(1732－1809)was an Austrian composer① and is known as②"the father of the symphony③". Other composers had written symphonies before Haydn, but he changed the symphony into④ a long piece for a large orchestra⑤.

　　He was born in a village in Austria⑥， the son of a peasant⑦. He had a beautiful singing voice⑧. After studying music in Vienna⑨， Haydn went to work at the court\s\up1(10(10) of a prince⑪ in eastern Austria, where he became director⑫ of music. Having worked there for 30 years⑬， Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful.

　　Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756－1791) was a composer, possibly the greatest musical genius⑭ of all time⑮. He only lived 35 years and he composed⑯ more than 600 pieces of music.

　　Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold was a musician⑰ and orchestra conductor⑱. Wolfgang had musical⑲talent⑳ from a very early age. He learned to play the harpsichord\s\up1(21(21) when he was four, he started composing music when he was five, and when he was six, he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress\s\up1(22(22) of Austria.

　　By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed\s\up1(23(23) many pieces for the harpsichord, piano and violin, as well as\s\up1(24(24) for orchestras. While he was still a teenager, Mozart was already a big star and toured\s\up1(25(25) Europe giving concerts. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with\s\up1(26(26) him. "He is the greatest composer the world has known\s\up1(27(27)，" he said.The two were friends until Mozart's death in 1791. 　　①composer/kəm'pəʊzə/n．作曲家

　　②be known as作为......而著名

　　③symphony/'sImfəni/n．交响乐；交响曲；交响乐团

　　④change ...into ...把......转变成......

　　⑤orchestra/'ɔːkIstrə/n．管弦乐队(团)

　　⑥Austria/'ɒstriə/n．奥地利

　　⑦peasant/'peznt/n．农民

　　the son of a peasant是he的同位语。

　　⑧voice n．嗓音；声音　singing voice 歌喉

　　⑨After studying ...为"介词＋现在分词短语"作状语。

　　⑩court /kɔːt/n.宫廷　⑪prince/prIns/n．王子；亲王

　　⑫director/də'rektə/n．指挥

　　where引导非限制性定语从句。

　　⑬现在分词的完成式作状语。

　　⑭genius/'dʒiːniəs/n．天才　⑮of all time有史以来

　　⑯compose/kəm'pəʊz/vt.作曲；创作

　　⑰musician/mju'zIʃn/n．音乐家

　　⑱conductor/kən'dʌktə/n．指挥

　　⑲musical/'mjuːzIkl/adj.音乐的

　　⑳talent/'tælənt/n．天分；天赋；才华

　　\s\up1(21(21)harpsichord n．拨弦键琴　\s\up1(22(22)empress n．皇后

　　\s\up1(23(23)by the time引导时间状语从句时，常和完成时连用。

　　\s\up1(24(24)as well as 也，又，还　\s\up1(25(25)tour/tʊə/vt.巡回演出

　　\s\up1(26(26)be impressed with 对......印象深刻

　　\s\up1(27(27)the world has known为composer的定语从句。