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F. Schubert, Romantic period
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- 1Birth date1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria
- 2Musical influence- Son of a schoolmaster - received a thorough musical education and won a boarding school scholarship
- From a musical family - father and older brother instructed him at an early age
- Played piano, violin and organ; was an excellent singer - 3Early career- Sang and played in the Imperial Court
- His voice broke eventually so he worked as an assistant at his father’s school
- He continued to compose music and later decided to play full-time - 4Challenges- 1820 - was hired to compose two operas but neither were very successful
- 1822 - encountered financial stress, his life darkened and he became severely ill
- Lived quite poorly; was unable to buy himself a piano until after his first and final public concert in 1828 - 5Death1828, in Vienna (at the age of 31)
- 6Other works- 1500 works, including lieder, operas, symphonies, overtures, chamber music
- German lieder - songs for solo voice and piano
- Wrote over 600 e.g. Der Erlkönig (The Earl King) and Die Forelle (The Trout) - 7Famous works- Composed Ellen’s third song (Ave Maria) - from a set of 7 songs from popular poem, Lady of the Lake, by Sir Walter Scott
- ‘Unfinished’ symphony no. 8 in B minor - only 3 movements, 2 finished, discovered by surprise after his death - 8Impromptus- Wrote 2 sets of four for the piano, D. 899 and D. 935 (posthumous)
- Do not suggest improvisation - several require virtuoso technique
- Written in 1827 - second last year of his life, in which he was greatly influenced by Beethoven’s passing and musical legacy - 9Legacy- Only received great recognition after his death
- Could adapt to any musical form and was talented in his mastering of lyrical beauty
- Considered the last of the classical composers and one of the first romantics
- Credited for pioneering the German Lied
- Influenced later composers e.g. Schumann and Brahms - 10Beethoven's influence- Was in awe of Beethoven’s music
- Was nervous when they met for the first time
- Granted his wish to be buried next to Beethoven - 11Romantic period (1850-1900)- Powerful expression of emotion; movement away from ‘polite’ performances
- Freedom of form and design
- Dense but usually homophonic texture
- Lyrical melodies; legato and flowing
- Frequent tempo changes, rubato
- More excitement and dramatic contrasts - ‘competition’ between orchestra and soloist - 12Romantic characteristics- Greater use of chromaticism/dissonance
- Programme music (tells a story)
- Growth of the virtuoso
- Larger orchestra - more brass instruments, invention of valve
- Several improvements made to the piano e.g. more keys, metal frame instead of wood - 13Musical forms- Sonatas and short pieces e.g. waltz, mazurka, polonaise
- Mood/character pieces e.g. romance, song without words, nocturne, rhapsody
- Impromptu - 19th century piano composition intended to produce the illusion of spontaneous improvisation
(also written by Chopin, Liszt, Schumann) - 1419th-century nationalism- Until mid-19th century, music was dominated by Germany
- Composers from other countries emerged, using folk tunes, symphonic poems and dance rhythms
e.g. Russia - Rimsky-Korsakov/Mussorgsky; Bohemia - Smetana e.g. Ma Vlast; Norway - Grieg e.g. Peer Gynt; Spain - Albeniz - 15Double alla breve4/2 time signature (4 beats of six-lets)
- 16Major composersChopin, Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner
- 17Deutsche catalogueNumbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch
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