<P> Haydn lived on for 14 more months . His final days were hardly serene, as in May 1809 the French army under Napoleon launched an attack on Vienna and on 10 May bombarded his neighborhood . According to Griesinger, "Four case shots fell, rattling the windows and doors of his house . He called out in a loud voice to his alarmed and frightened people,' Don't be afraid, children, where Haydn is, no harm can reach you!' . But the spirit was stronger than the flesh, for he had hardly uttered the brave words when his whole body began to tremble ." More bombardments followed until the city fell to the French on 13 May . Haydn, was, however, deeply moved and appreciative when on 17 May a French cavalry officer named Sulémy came to pay his respects and sang, skillfully, an aria from The Creation . </P> <P> On 26 May Haydn played his "Emperor's Hymn" with unusual gusto three times; the same evening he collapsed and was taken to what proved to be to his deathbed . He died peacefully at 12: 40 a.m. on 31 May 1809, aged 77 . </P> <P> On 15 June, a memorial service was held in the Schottenkirche at which Mozart's Requiem was performed . Haydn's remains were interred in the local Hundsturm cemetery until 1820, when they were moved to Eisenstadt by Prince Nikolaus . His head took a different journey; it was stolen shortly after burial by phrenologists, and the skull was reunited with the other remains only in 1954; for details see Haydn's head . </P> <P> James Webster writes of Haydn's public character thus: "Haydn's public life exemplified the Enlightenment ideal of the honnête homme (honest man): the man whose good character and worldly success enable and justify each other . His modesty and probity were everywhere acknowledged . These traits were not only prerequisites to his success as Kapellmeister, entrepreneur and public figure, but also aided the favorable reception of his music ." Haydn was especially respected by the Esterházy court musicians whom he supervised, as he maintained a cordial working atmosphere and effectively represented the musicians' interests with their employer; see Papa Haydn and the tale of the "Farewell" Symphony . Haydn had a robust sense of humor, evident in his love of practical jokes and often apparent in his music, and he had many friends . For much of his life he benefited from a "happy and naturally cheerful temperament", but in his later life, there is evidence for periods of depression, notably in the correspondence with Mrs. Genzinger and in Dies's biography, based on visits made in Haydn's old age . </P>

Haydn’s work is known for which of the following