Franz Schubert

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Franz Schubert

• Michael Martin

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His Life

• Franz Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria, in
  1797. As a young boy, he was taught the basics of
  the violin and piano by his father and brother.
• He was accepted into Viennas top music school,
  the Convict, in 1808.
• Becoming a school teacher at his fathers school
  in 1813, Schubert received private lessons on the
  side from Antonio Salieri. This is when he began
  writing music.

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His Work

• Composed over 950 works altogether.
• Ten symphonies Symphonies 8 and 9 are the most
  famous.
• Chamber Music Piano Quintet (Trout) and
  Arpeggione Sonata are the most well-known.
• Schubert also wrote over 600 songs, usually love
  songs. The most famous are Der Erlkonig and
  Gretchen am Spinnrade.
• Here is a link to a pdf document that has a more
  extensive list of Schuberts work. This list is
  used with permission by Wikipedia.

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His Death

• Franz Schubert died on November 19, 1828, in
  Vienna. He was only 31 years old.
• It is not certain what he died of, but he had
  contracted syphilis in 1822. It is believed that
  the final sickness was typhoid fever.
• He is buried next to Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Resources and Links

• The Secrets Behind Franz Schubert
• Wikipedia - Frank Schubert
• Classical Net
• Music Archive of Schubert's Works