Franz+Shubert

**Franz Schubert ** Franz Schubert, an Austrian composer, was born on the 31st of January in 1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria. He wrote over 600 romantic pieces as well as operas, symphonies, sonatas and other works. He was not popular when he was alive but now he is considered as one of the most excellent composers of the 19th century. He was not able to secure employment during his lifetime so he was very underprivileged and worked for his father. Schubert’s musical education began when he was five. His father taught him the basic rudiments of the violin. At the age of seven he was sent to be taught by Michael Holzer, the Kapellmeister of the Lichtenthal Church. In 1808 Schubert was accepted into the Convict, the main music school in Vienna, where he was taught by Antonio Salieri. He stayed at this school until he was nearly 17. The Convict made him well acquainted with Mozart’s symphonies and overtures and gave him opportunities to go to operas. This created a good foundational base of musical knowledge for Schubert. Salieri became aware of Schubert’s great compositional talent and started to train him in composition and musical theory. In 1813 Schubert left the Convict and went to teach at his father’s school, in the lowest class. However during this time he still received private lessons from Salieri. Schubert tried to increase his monetary resources by giving music lessons however he soon gave this up as he wished to devote all his time to composing music. It is said that he would compose one piece after another every day, rarely taking a break. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Schubert found love in his pupil, Countess Caroline Esterhazy, however it is not known as to what became of this romance. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Throughout his life Schubert’s health deteriorated greatly. He had been battling syphilis since 1822. However he may have died from typhoid fever. Some of Schubert’s final symptoms lead to suspicion that he may have died from mercury poisoning as mercury was a popular treatment for syphilis in the 19<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">th century. Schubert died at age 31 on the 19<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">th of November in 1828 in his brother’s apartment in Vienna. He was buried next to Beethoven at his request. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">
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