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  1. Franz Schubert by Wilhelm August Rieder (posthumous, 1875, after an 1825 watercolour done from life) Signature written in ink in a flowing script. Franz Peter Schubert (German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.

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      Mass No. 5 in A-flat major, D 678, is a mass composed by...

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      Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759...

  2. Oct 19, 2014 · Two hundred years ago today, a 17-year-old kid from Vienna wrote a song that would change the way composers thought about songwriting. That kid was Franz Schubert, and his song "Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel) put German art song — or lieder as it's called — on the map. The song's dramatic punch and bold innovations ...

    • Who Was Franz Schubert?
    • Early Life
    • Early Compositions
    • Maturity
    • Later Years and Death
    • Legacy

    Composer Franz Schubert received a thorough musical education and won a scholarship to boarding school. Although he was never rich, the composer's work gained recognition and popularity, noted for bridging classical and romantic composition. He died in 1828 in Vienna, Austria.

    Born on January 31, 1797, in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, Franz Peter Schubert demonstrated an early gift for music. As a child, his talents included an ability to play the piano, violin and organ. He was also an excellent singer. Franz was the fourth surviving son of Franz Theodor Schubert, a schoolmaster, and his wife, Elisabeth, a homemaker. His f...

    Schubert worked as a schoolmaster for the next four years. But he also continued to compose music. In fact, between 1813 and 1815, Schubert proved to be a prolific songwriter. By 1814, the young composer had written a number of piano pieces, and had produced string quartets, a symphony, and a three-act opera. Over the next year, his output included...

    His fortunes began to change in 1821, when, with the help of some friends, he began offering his songs on a subscription basis. Money started coming his way. In Vienna especially, Schubert's harmonious songs and dances were popular. Across the city, concert parties called Schubertiaden sprung up in the homes of wealthy residents. By late 1822, howe...

    In 1826, Schubert applied for the job of deputy musical director at the Stadtkonvikt. While certainly a top candidate, he failed to land the job. Still, his fortunes during this period began to improve. His impressive musical output continued, and his popularity in Vienna increased. He was even in negotiations with four different publishers. His wo...

    It was only after Schubert's passing that his musical genius received the kind of recognition it deserved. His talent lay in is ability to adapt to almost any kind of musical form. His vocal contributions, more than 500 in all, were written for male and female voices, as well as mixed voices. Like the poets whose work he wrote his music around, Sch...

  3. Franz Schubert ( [fʁɑ̃t͡s ʃubɛʁ] 2, en allemand : [ˈfʁant͡s ˈʃuːb ɐ t] 3 ), né le 31 janvier 1797 à Lichtental (dans la banlieue de Vienne) et mort le 19 novembre 1828 à Vienne, est un compositeur autrichien . Compositeur emblématique de la musique romantique allemande, il est reconnu comme le maître incontesté du lied.

  4. Franz Peter Schubert ( tedesco: /franʦ ˈʃuːbɐt/, [1] [2] [3] italiano: /franʦ ˈʃubert/ [4] [5]; Vienna, 31 gennaio 1797 – Vienna, 19 novembre 1828) è stato un compositore austriaco del periodo romantico . Seppure sia vissuto solo trentun anni, Schubert ha lasciato un grandissimo numero di composizioni, molte delle quali pubblicate ...

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  6. Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828), a Viennese composer of the late Classical to early Romantic eras, left a very extensive body of work notwithstanding his short life. He wrote over 1,500 items, or, when collections, cycles and variants are grouped, some thousand compositions.

  7. Franz Schubert (Gemälde von Wilhelm August Rieder, 1875) Die Sinfonie in h-Moll D 759, genannt Die Unvollendete, ist eine als dreisätziges Fragment überlieferte Sinfonie mit zwei vollständigen Sätzen von Franz Schubert, die 1822 in Wien entstand. Die Spieldauer der beiden vollendeten Sätze beträgt circa 22 Minuten.

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