Franz Schubert — interesting facts

Franz Schubert is an Austrian romantic composer who lived in Vienna in the first half of the 19th century. His multi-faceted musical talent was only recognized by a small circle of contemporaries during his lifetime. Schubert was a contemporary of such famous musicians as Beethoven, Paganini, Salieri and the writer Goethe. Each of them played a role in his biography in his own way. We present interesting facts about Schubert.

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1. In the family, both the father and one of the older brothers were able to play the violin. It is he who begins to teach Franz how to play musical instruments. His studies were easy, and it soon became clear that the boy had an extraordinary talent. At a young age he mastered playing three musical instruments. In addition to his musical ears, the boy had an extraordinary high voice.
2. Entering the Catholic contract was a great chance for Schubert to arrange further life. Having received education, it was possible to follow in the footsteps of his father - to become a teacher. In the 19th century, this profession in Europe was considered prestigious and in demand, after the last reform of education. He especially liked music lessons and choral singing. More than once Frans has conducted for his peers.
3. Schubert often attended the local church, spent a lot of time at the mass. He loved to listen to organ music.
4. "The end and the end" is a phrase from the notebook of young Schubert. It meant that his first symphony and schooling was completed. His studies were finally given way to creativity.
5. Schubert's meetings with friends were held regularly. These were creative evenings where young people performed music, read literary works, philosophized and debated. These evenings are known as "Shuberertiads". The more Franz was engaged in creative work, the less importance he gave to everyday problems, lack of money.

Creativity

1. Schubert's work is distinguished by a variety of musical genres and forms. He managed to write songs, symphonies, operas and waltzes with the same inspiration. For 31 years of his life he wrote more than 1200 works.
2. Schubert wrote more than six hundred songs. Prior to him, this genre was considered mainly folklore, rooted in folklore. The song genre received, thanks to his talent, a special artistic embodiment. Among his friends, he became known as "The Song King".
3. The "Winter Way" series of works is the final chords of Schubert's work, imbued with a sense of deep yearning and boundless sadness.
4. The music of recent years reflects the emotional mood of the author himself, when life becomes more and more joyless: the composer was unable to to cope with a long illness, suffered from poverty. Close friends tried to support him in this difficult time.
5. During the composer's lifetime, it was very rare for him to perform his works for a wide audience, they sounded mainly in a narrow circle of friends. Most of them remained in the form of silent manuscripts in a notebook. Schubert's talent was only recognized after his death.
   The composer was poor all his life, almost on the brink of poverty. It was only thanks to friends that notebooks and ink appeared in his house, without which it was impossible to create.
6. On 26 March 1826 the funeral of the Austrian composer Beethoven took place. As part of the funeral procession, Franz Schubert carried his coffin with other contemporary composers on the day of the funeral.
7. He loved to read Goethe's poems. His works inspired the composer to write many songs. At the age of 17, he read Faust for the first time. Under the impression of this novel Schubert was born the song "Gretchen behind the spinning wheel". He sends Goethe his songs more than once, but all his appeals remain unanswered. They never met him personally.
8. Schubert's relationship with his father was difficult to call harmonious. A strict parent wanted his son to become a teacher, too. Contrary to parental will, Schubert was engaged in the creation of music.
9. In 1824, the mysterious Symphony No.8 saw the light of day. Musicologists tend to believe that this work was not finished by the author, because it had only two parts of the four alleged.
10. In 1828, with the help of his comrades, a concert was organized, at which only Schubert's works were performed. The public expressed its approval with a stomach, as was customary at the time. With the money raised from the sale of tickets, the composer buys a grand piano
11. On the same day, Paganini's concert took place in the Austrian capital with great success.
12. In November 1828 Franz Schubert fell ill with typhus. The last days of his life the composer arrived in a fever, in a state of pain he could not create any more. This was the only moment in his biography when he could no longer engage in creative work.
13. During his lifetime, Schubert bequeathed that after his death he would be buried next to Beethoven, but because of poverty he was buried at the Wehring Cemetery. Nevertheless, many years later, his last expression of will was performed - the burial was postponed. Since 1888, Schubert and Beethoven have been resting next door. The ashes of both composers are in the Central Cemetery of the Austrian capital.
14. Most of Schubert's works were only made public some time after his death.