![]() ![]() Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the 19th century, and his music continues to be popular.įranz Schubert was not that well known in his early years as he was neither a literary person like many of the other composers during that period nor was a great performer or a famous conductor. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. His sonatas on the piano used melodies that had long lines instead of the traditional short themes and the romantic songs or ‘Lieder’ in the German language written by him put greater importance on the piano than on any other instrument as an accompaniment.Īppreciation of Schubert’s music, while he was alive, was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. His works were greatly influenced by the writings of Goethe and were based mainly on the piano. Though his life was very short, he was a prolific composer who used to create many compositions in one single day. His talent as a composer of classical and romantic compositions was mostly ignored while he was alive but became significant only in the 19th century. 797), and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin (D. 796), the incidental music to the play Rosamunde (D. 759 (Unfinished Symphony), the three last piano sonatas (D. His major works include the Piano Quintet in A major, D. His father gave him his first violin lessons and his older brother gave him piano lessons, but Schubert soon exceeded their abilities.ĭespite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of piano and chamber music. Born to immigrant parents in the Himmelpfortgrund suburb of Vienna, Schubert’s uncommon gifts for music were evident from an early age. A new profusion of lyric poetry and the evolution of the piano into a highly complex mechanism allowed the gifted Schubert to compose exceptional lyrics. He is best known for his lieder (German art songs for voice and piano) during the nineteenth century. ![]() Place of Birth: Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austriaįranz Schubert, an early romantic Austrian composer, was born on January 31, 1797, in Alsergrund, Vienna, Austria. Franz Schubert – Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. ![]()
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