Lira organizzata haydn biography

The instrument seems already to have existed in the middle of the 18th century in France.
Joseph Haydn's five Concertos for two lire organizzate were written in 1786-7 for King Ferdinand IV of Naples whose favourite instrument was the now obsolete.
“Lira organizzata” is a real hybrid instrument that had a brief popularity from the late 18th-early 19th centuries.

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List of compositions by Joseph Haydn

Hob. No.^[1]Title Key Date Instrumentation Notes III:1 String Quartet No. 1 "La Chasse" B♭ major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 1 III:2 String Quartet No. 2 E♭ major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 2 III:3 String Quartet No. 3 D major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 3 III:4 String Quartet No. 4 G major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 4 III:5 B♭ major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 5. Later found to be the Symphony AIII:6 String Quartet No. 6 C major c. 1757–62 Op. 1, No. 6 III:7 String Quartet No. 7 A major c. 1757–62 Op. 2, No. 1 III:8 String Quartet No. 8 E major c. 1757–62 Op. 2, No. 2 III:9 E♭ major c. 1757–62 arrangement of Cassation in E♭ major, Hob. II:21, Op. 2, No. 3 III:10 String Quartet No. 9 F major c. 1757–62 Op. 2, No. 4 III:11 D major c. 1757–62 arrangement of Cassation in D major, Hob. II:22, Op. 2, No. 5 III:12 String Quartet No. 10 B♭ major c. 1757–62 Op. 2, No. 6 III:13

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Chronicle

On 2 January, Haydn arrives in London where, after an overnight stay at the publisher John Bland’s, he moves into the house of an Italian cook who prepares his meals every day. Charles Burney writes verses on the arrival of the great musician Haydn, and numerous newspapers report on his arrival. He receives so many visits and invitations that he soon retires to what was then rural Lisson Grove near Paddington. On 18 January, he attends the Queen’s birthday ball in St James’s Palace. He meets George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales (later King George IV), and gives 26 concerts in his residence at Carlton House until April. However, due to the high level of indebtedness of the prince, he must claim his fee of 975 guilders (£100) from a commission of the British Parliament. Between 11 March and 3 June, Salomon organises twelve concerts on Fridays at 20:00 in the concert hall of Hanover Square Rooms, which is designed for around 600 listeners, and also a benefit concert for Haydn on 16 May, which brings Haydn the equivalent of around 3,400 guilders (£350) – significantly

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List of concertos by Joseph Haydn

The following is a partial list of concertos by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). In the Hoboken catalogue of Haydn's works, concertos for most instruments are in category VII with a different letter for each solo instrument (VIIa is for violin concertos, VIIb is for cello concertos, etc.). The exceptions are the concertos for keyboard and for baryton which are placed in categories XVIII and XIII, respectively.

Haydn also wrote several more concertos, which have all been lost.

For violin

Other Concertos (Hob. VIIa:D1/G1/A1/B1/B2) are not authentic, i.e. are not by Joseph Haydn.

- D1 - Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra (2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and bass) (work by Carl Stamitz?)

- G1 - Concerto in G major for violin and strings (2 violins, viola and bass) (work by Michael Haydn?) (1762)

- A1 - Concerto in A major for violin and … (work by Giovanni Mane Giornovichi?)

- B1 - Concerto in B flat major for violin and strings (2 violins, viola and bass) (by Michael Haydn) (1760)

- B2 - Concerto in B flat major for vi