leave him and join herself to someone else. Labour assiduously,
and receive Mozart's spirit from the hands of Haydn."

This was not exactly complimentary to Haydn, but Beethoven
doubtless had the good sense not to repeat the count's words.
When the young artist arrived in Vienna, he found Haydn living at
the Hamberger Haus, No. 992 (since demolished), and thither he
went for his lessons. From Beethoven's own notes of expenses we
find that his first payment was made to Haydn on December 12. The
sum entered is 8 groschen (about 9 1/2 d.), which shows at least
that Haydn was not extravagant in his charges.

Master and Pupil

Beethoven's studies were in strict counterpoint, and the text-book
was that same "Gradus ad Parnassum" of Fux which Haydn had himself
contended with in the old days at St Stephen's. How many exercises
Beethoven wrote cannot be said, but 245 have been preserved, of
which, according to Nottebohm, Haydn corrected only forty-two.
Much ink has been wasted in discussing the relations of these
distinguished composers. There is no denying that Haydn neglected
his young pupil, but one may find another excuse for the neglect
besides that of his increasing age and his engrossing occupations.
Beethoven was already a musical revolutionist: Haydn was content
to walk in the old ways. The two men belonged almost to different
centuries, and the disposition which the younger artist had for
"splendid experiments" must have seemed to the mature musician
little better than madness and licentious irregularity. "He will
never do anything in decent style," was Albrechtsberger's dictum
after giving Beethoven a series of lessons.