Franz Schubert's Life & Music
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- Franz Peter Schubert was born in Vienna Austria (1797) to Franz Theodor Schubert and Elisabeth Vietz Schubert.
- Schubert’s older brother Ignaz taught him to play the piano and write music. By age 10 Franz was the leading singer in the local church and was composing pieces for the services.
- In 1814, (age 17) he entered his father's school as teacher of the youngest students. Unfortunately, Schubert didn’t enjoy teaching, and was miserable in his new position. He did, however, continue to receive private lessons in composition from Salieri.
- I don't want to be a teacher
- Schubert was a gifted pianist, but he did not like performing at big concerts. During his entire life, he only gave one public concert. He did however, play for his friends at parties-sometimes writing music on the spot. Schubert had many friends and fans of his music. These people took on a nickname: “Schubertians”. When the group gathered together to listen to and discuss Schubert’s music they called the event a “Schubertiade”. These events were generally informal, unadvertised gatherings, held at private homes.
- In the autumn of 1822 (six years before his death), Schubert began writing a work which showed his maturity and genius as a composer. It is called the "Unfinished Symphony" in B minor. Although Schubert completed the first and second movement to this symphony, he only left sketches of the final movement. We do not know why it was never finished. It is also remarkable that he didn't mention it to any of his friends. This symphony is considered one of Schubert’s masterpieces and is performed frequently.
- In 1823, the syphilis symptoms started – more on how he contracted that in a bit. However, he probably didn’t die of syphilis – official records state that he died in 1828 of typhoid fever.
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