1737
Johann Michael Haydn is born on Sept.13th, on Sept.14th, he is baptized
1745
Michael Haydn joins the Kapellhaus St. Stephen´s in Vienna as a choir boy
1752
First preserved composition: “Trinitatismesse”
He leaves the choir of St. Stephen´s
1757
Chapel master of the bishop of Großwardein
1758
“Missa Sti Cyrilli et Methodii”
1763
Nomination as court composer and chapel master at the court of prince archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach in Salzburg
1767
“Die Schuldigkeit des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebotes” (together with W. A.Mozart, Ant.C .Adlgasser)
1768
„Die Hochzeitauf der Alm“- pastoral play Marriage to the singer Maria Magdalena Lipp
1769
Maria Magdalena Lipp sings the part of Rosina in the first performance of Mozart´s “La finta simplice”
1770
His daughter Aloysia is born on the 31st of January
1771
Death of Aloysia Josepha before her 1st birthday.
Death of Archbishop von Schrattenbach, composition of the “Schrattenbach Requiem. Quite a few passages in Mozart´s Requiem KV 626, which was composed 20 years later are strongly inspired by Haydn´s work.
1773
Michael Haydn is appointed first concertmaster of the court chapel of the prince archbishop
Although Leopold Mozart is not on friendly terms with Michael Haydn at all he appreciates his merits as a musician
1777
He works as an organist at the Holy Trinity Church in Salzburg
“Hieronymus Messe”
1781
After Wolfgang A. Mozart has left Salzburg M. Haydn becomes organist at the cathedral
1787
M. Haydn gives piano lessons at the prince archbishop´s Kapellhaus
1789
At least two visits to Vienna to see his brother Joseph are recorded although Michael is said to hate travelling. They attend a performance of the young Ludwig van Beethoven at the Schikaneder Theater in the district of Wieden
1794
In the “Augsburger musikalischer Kurier” a eulogy on Michael Haydn is published
1796
He writes a “Missa hispanica” for the Spanish court, this order is recommended by his brother Michael
1797
He gives music lessons to Carl Maria von Weber free of charge
1798
His “Quintett in C-Dur” is published as Joseph Haydn´s op. 88
He travels from Salzburg to Vienna via Kremsmünster, Linz and ST. Florian. In Vienna
1801
Michael´s “Theresienmesse” is completed
One and only meeting of the three outstanding musicians Joseph, Michael and Johann Baptist Haydn
Journey to Vienna and Eisenstadt, admission to an audience by Empress Marie Therese, second wife of emperor Franz I. (II.)
1803
Empress Marie Therese orders various pieces of sacred music for the Saint´s Day of her husband Franz
“Missa sub titolo Francisci Seraphici”, “Te Deum” for the Empress completed
1804
He is appointed member of the “Royal Swedish Academy of Music”
1805
The Empress orders a Requiem and Libera
Composes “Leopoldmesse” , his last completed work
1806
Michael Haydn dies in Salzburg on August 10th
