Franz Peter Schubert
Written by Dreamworldtech on Thursday 21 February 2008
Well known for his melodic and harmonic style, Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He was born on January 31, 1797. Schubert rose to heights of success with his nine symphonies and operas. Amongst his other achievments are works on liturgical music, operas and a large collection of chamber and solo piano music. Schubert had good friends and other people such as his teacher Antonio Salieri and famous singer Johann Micheael Vogl who appreciated his art. However he failed to have inspired bigger audiences in his lifetime. Schubert’s father Franz Theodor was a reputable teacher and he had a great hand in sparking Schubert’s talents. Right from an early age, when Schubert was five he had started receiving musical lessons from his father. It was at this time when his formal musical education also started.
The music that he composed in 1820 is extraordinary and it reveals a great improvement in his styel. His works in this time include an unfished oratorio “Lazarus”, The Gesang der Gesiter. Two of his other accomplishments include Quartettsatz in C minor and the “Wanderer Fantasy” written for piano. However his more important achivements in the same year include Schubert’s two operas that were presented in Karntnerthor Theater. The first one, Die Zwillingsbruder appeared on June 14 and the second Die Zauberharfe appeared a bit later on August 19.
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