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It is but fair to Haydn to say that, if he did not suffer his
nominal superior gladly, he at least treated him with respect and
a certain deference. He did more. Werner died in 1766, having
thus seen only five years of the new order of things, but Haydn's
regard for his memory was such that, so late as 1804, he
published six of his fugues arranged as string quartets, "out of
sincere esteem for this celebrated master." A kindness of heart
and a total absence of professional jealousy characterized Haydn
throughout his whole career, and never more than in this action.
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