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Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 lieer, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing.

Trivia about schubert

  • His "Great" & "Unfinished" symphonies premiered years after his death in 1828
  • By his death at age 31 in 1828, he'd composed more than 600 lieder including "Ave Maria"
  • Shortly after this "Gretchen am Spinnrade" composer met Beethoven, he was a torchbearer at his funeral
  • At 25 he wrote his symphony in B minor consisting of 2 completed movements, an unfinished third & no fourth
  • There’s nothing fishy about his “Trout” quintet
  • Happily, he found the time to finish the "trout" quintet, heard here
  • Born near Vienna in 1797, he died at age 31 after being a "lieder" in his field

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