Franz Schubert

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Timeline	1797 - born in Austria 1808 - choirboy in imperial court chapel in Austria. 1810 - studied with Antonio Salieri 1813 - Symphony no. 1 1814 - Gretchen am Spinnrade 1815 - Erlkonig 1816 - Schubertiads organized 1820 - beginning of health problems 1822 - unfinished symphony composed 1823 - Die Schone Mullerin 1825 - "great" c major symphony composed 1826 - string quartet "Death and the Maiden" 1827 - Winterriese 1828 -Shwanengasang. Dies
Some things about Schubert	Composed over 1000 peices. Considered one of the greatest melodic composers. Composed very rapidly Extremely sensitive of the characterization of the text in his songs. frequent modulation. large scale unaltered repetitions.
Song Cycles	A group of songs related to each other in a narrative fashions or by sharing and emotions. Schubert's three song cycles: 1. Die Schone Mullerin 2. Winterriese 3. Schwanengasang
Important works	Death and the Maiden Piano Quartet "The trout" Piano trio in E-flat Piano trio in B-flat Symphony in b-minor "unfinished" Symphony in C-Major "Great"
Shubertiads	Gatherings held to celebrate the music of schubert
Unfinished symphony	- 2 completed movements in triple meter and a 3rd movement started as a scherzo in triple meter but left incomplete. - No one knows for sure why he left it incomplete. Associations with syphilis? preoccupation with other works. - Many consider it to be the first truly romantic symphony due to its expressive melody and creative harmony.

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