Franz Schubert (1797-1828)‚ the earliest master of the romantic art song‚ was unlike any great composer before him: he never held an official musical position and was neither a conductor nor a virtuoso; his income came entirely form composition. "I have come into the world for no other purpose than to compose‚" he said. The full measure of his genius was recognized only years after his tragically early death. Schubert was born in Vienna‚ the son of a schoolmaster. Even as a child he had astounding
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Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert is a founder of Romantics and one of the four great pillars of Classicism – along with Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven. Although he only lived for thirty-one years‚ he produced a large number of masterpieces during his short but prolific career. Today people recognize Schubert’s greatness‚ but he was unknown and poor for whole life. In total‚ he composed over six hundred secular vocal works‚ seven complete symphonies‚ sacred music‚ operas‚ incidental music and a large
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FRANZ SCHUBERTMusic Appreciation Section 02 FRANZ SCHUBERT “I HAVE COME INTO THE WORLD FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE BUT TO COMPOSE” It was Franz Peter Schubert‚ who said to a friend “I have come into the world for no other purpose but to compose”. For someone to be so certain‚ focused and dedicated at such a young age with extraordinary talent and promise‚ finding out more about Schubert’s life and astonishing music was a must for me. Franz Peter Schubert was bone in Vienna‚ on January 31‚ 1797
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The Life of Franz Schubert Franz Schubert was a brilliant Austrian composer. His full name was Franz Peter Schubert. He was on January 31‚ 1797 in Himmelpfortgrund‚ Austria and died on November 19‚ 1828 in Vienna‚ Austria. Franz wrote 600 lieder‚ operas‚ 7 masses‚ nine symphonies‚ liturgical music‚ and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He was the fourth surviving son of Franz Theodor Schubert who was a schoolmaster. Franz mother Elisabeth who was a homemaker. Franz had thirteen siblings
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“Franz Schubert was a programmatic composer”. Discuss this statement with reference to two pieces studied and refer to three of the concepts of music in your answer. Composers of the Romantic Period were attracted to programme music – music that provides a story‚ idea or scene. Franz Schubert‚ one of the earliest 19th Century composers‚ was very much so‚ a programmatic composer. In a short lifespan of 31 years‚ Franz Peter Schubert composed 600 lieder‚ (plural for ‘lied’‚ the German word for ‘song’
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Franz Peter Schubert was born on January 31‚ 1797 in Himmelpforgrun‚ Austria. Schubert was born with a different talents. He is most known for as a famous music composer. His talents include the ability to play several instruments; the piano‚ organ and violin. He also could sing amazingly. He wrote some six hundred romantic songs as well as many operas‚ symphonies‚ sonatas. Public appreciation of his work during his lifetime for a long time was thought to be limited. When he died at the age of 31
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an early age. Mahler composed and ten symphonies‚ but only nine completed. His tenth and final piece was still in the formative stages during the season of betrayal from his wife. According to Colin Matthews‚ The Tenth was composed at an especially fraught time for Mahler‚ with his marriage in crisis Alma was having an affair with the architect Walter Gropius and with the intensive preparations for the first performance of his Eighth Symphony (in September 1910) also preoccupying him
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What is Art songs? The human voice is a natural instrument with unique capabilities. Speech and music have been combined since the earliest times‚ so that Song is probably one of the oldest musical forms. Simple definitions for song might be "a piece of music performed by voice‚ with or without instrumental accompaniment‚" or "a poem set to music." The German word for such classical song is Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural)‚ so that you will hear the terms "art song‚" "lied" and "lieder" used
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Biography: Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31‚ 1732 in Rohrau‚ Austria. He was among the creators of the fundamental genres of classical music‚ and his influence upon later composers is immense. In his early life Franz Joseph Haydn was recruited at age 8 to the sing in the choir at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna‚ where he went on to learn to play violin and keyboard. After he left the choir‚ he supported himself by teaching and playing violin‚ while studying counterpoint and harmony. Haydn
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Set in D major with a duple meter‚ traditional ricerare-type alla breve fugue‚ with a step by step ascending and descending repeated note pattern‚ the movement has a Baroque like nature within its ornate‚ chant-like‚ modal‚ conjunct‚ harmonic and tonal characteristics. Strangely‚ “Gratias agimus tibi” does not document any sort of dynamic qualities; therefore‚ Bach has left the dynamics up to the performers to differentiate their parts in a way that reflects both the music and its text. Much of the
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