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Haydn was so fond of this melody that he used it as the theme for the second movement of his famous "Emperor" Quartet (Op. 76, No. 3).

Lyrics portrayed the Emperor as a ruler whose throne was supported by "mildness, honesty, and integrity". Beyond the Austrian Border gimn_avstriiskoi_imperii_1826_gott_erhalte_fran...

Legend has it that this hymn was the last piece of music Haydn ever played or sang before his death in 1809. The 1826 Transformation Haydn was so fond of this melody that

Continued praise for "our good Emperor Franz". gimn_avstriiskoi_imperii_1826_gott_erhalte_fran...