live with a cousin who was supposed to teach him music. Under the direction of his cousin, who was a schoolmaster, he studied and did whatever chores he was asked to do. Haydn was given little to eat and was often beaten. Despite his difficulties, Haydn's talent was so great that he still became an excellent young musician.
             Hayden, when he was eight, was selected to sing soprano in the boys' choir at St. Stephen's Church in Vienna. He was exposed to the finest music in all forms at St. Stephen's. He continued to learn music there for ten years, but he still endured the poverty and strict discipline of the choirmaster who treated the choirboys as slaves. While performing before the Austrian court, Hayden, then a teenager, was noticed by Empress Maria Theresa,
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