The house in which Schubert was born, today Nußdorfer Straße 54Īt the age of five, Schubert began to receive regular lessons from his father, and a year later he was enrolled at his father's school. Of Franz Theodor and Elisabeth's fourteen children (one of them illegitimate, born in 1783), nine died in infancy. His mother was the daughter of a Silesian master locksmith and had been a housemaid for a Viennese family before marriage. He came to Vienna from Zukmantel in 1784 and was appointed schoolmaster two years later. His father, the son of a Moravian peasant, was a well-known parish schoolmaster, and his school in Lichtental (in Vienna's ninth district) had numerous students in attendance. Schubert's immediate ancestors came originally from the province of Zuckmantel in Austrian Silesia. He was the twelfth child of Franz Theodor Florian Schubert (1763–1830) and Maria Elisabeth Katharina Vietz (1756–1812). 6.2 Sheet music Biography Early life and educationįranz Peter Schubert was born in Himmelpfortgrund (now a part of Alsergrund), Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, on 31 January 1797, and baptized in the Catholic Church the following day.2.1.1 Instrumental music, stage works and church music.Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers in the history of Western music and his work continues to be admired. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. He died eight months later at the age of 31, the cause officially attributed to typhoid fever, but believed by some historians to be syphilis.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 greatly in the decades following his death. He gave a concert of his own works to critical acclaim in March 1828, the only time he did so in his career. In 1821, Schubert was admitted to the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde as a performing member, which helped establish his name among the Viennese citizenry. Despite this, he continued his studies in composition with Antonio Salieri and still composed prolifically. He left the Stadtkonvikt at the end of 1813, and returned home to live with his father, where he began studying to become a schoolteacher. In 1808, at the age of eleven, he became a pupil at the Stadtkonvikt school, where he became acquainted with the orchestral music of Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. His father gave him his first violin lessons and his elder brother gave him piano lessons, but Schubert soon exceeded their abilities. 911).īorn in the Himmelpfortgrund suburb of Vienna, Schubert showed uncommon gifts for music from an early age. 797), and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin (D. 796), the incidental music to the play Rosamunde (D. 759 ( Unfinished Symphony), the "Great" Symphony No. Despite 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. Want to know about the current events and new developments at EMEAPP? Want us to know more about you? BECOME A MEMBER! Members also gain complete access to our informational resources, such as they are and will be.Franz Peter Schubert ( German: 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.So be sure to visit us regularly in the future. And finally, additional educational resources, such as a searchable COLLECTION DATABASE, and new programs enabling greater interaction with the Collection will soon be available.To learn more about indepth electronic music research at EMEAPP, visit the EMEAPP INSTITUTE pages (under the INSTITUTE tab).To learn about the Collection in more depth, read our FEATURES ARTICLES (tab above) or check out our Facebook Page (see the feed below).To become more familiar with the Collection and with what’s happening at EMEAPP, click on GALLERIES.To learn more about EMEAPP itself, click on ABOUT above.Get to know us better by clicking on EMEAPP TEAM above. Our Staff, Advisory Board and Technical Contributors collectively make EMEAPP a vibrant hub of musical exploration, research and discovery by contributing their knowledge, talents, passion and time. The team we have assembled is our greatest resource.Within our walls is a world class curated collection of rare vintage electronic instruments, including effects units, amps, organs, synthesizers, electro-mechanical instruments, guitars, prototypes, vintage audio/video media and analog studio gear. Please understand that EMEAPP is not a cyber synth website, but a unique, highly flexible, brick and mortar facility located in suburban Philadelphia that makes our dual mission of education and preservation possible.
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