“Anyone who loves music can never be completely unhappy.” Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
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Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period. His friends called him “Schwammerl”, which means “little mushroom”, because of his small, chubby stature. His response however was simple, “take people as they are, not as they should be”, and that is exactly what the people did in 1821, when they organised the “Schubertiades” in his honour, a series of highly acclaimed salon concerts in Vienna, in which his works (especially his songs) were showcased, and in with Schubert himself played the piano. Even today, the term Schubertiade is widely used to describe a series of concerts or music festivals.
For a long time, Schubert lived in the shadow of Ludwig van Beethoven, whom he greatly admired, and in whose Vienna neighbourhood he lived for a short while, although at the time, the two composers never actually meet. Schubert said of his role model: “I think I could become something... but who can do anything after Beethoven?” They finally met in 1822, and a great mutual respect and admiration grew. When Beethoven passed in 1827, Schubert was one of the torchbearers at his funeral. Schubert himself died just a year later, much before his time, but through the abundance and wealth of his work, he and his music were quickly viewed along with Beethoven as immortal.
His composition “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel, is often called the birth of Art Song. He set over 600 poems to music, including the famous song cycles Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin, based on poems by Wilhelm Müller. Some of the most renowned recordings of Schubert’s songs were made in the 1960s by Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) and Hubert Giesen (piano).
But Schubert was much more than just the sum of his songs, he wrote numerous works for piano, many symphonies and masses, and he also tried his hand at opera. His symphonies are divided into six early works, and two late works that were not discovered until after his death, the Unfinished Symphony in B Minor and “The Great” Symphony in C Major, D944.
A few more of Schubert’s highlights are the Forellenquintett or Trout Quintet for Piano and String Quartet, the Schubert Impromptus, and the Moments Musicaux by Schubert for Piano.
Studienpartitur (dt)
for: BUEHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE SINGSPIELE
Item no.: 1344879
Transcription for 10 wind instruments by Jean Francaix
for: Piccolo, Flöte, 2 Oboen, 2 Klarinetten, Fagott, Kontrafagott und 2 Hörner
Set of parts
Item no.: 758142
Sanctus - Musik für alle kirchlichen Gelegenheiten.
for: Cello, organ
Item no.: 1633670
Paráfrasis de "An die Musik" de Franz Schubert, op. 88 nº 4
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 771824
3-6 oct.
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856638
Revised Order of Mass 2010
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1152665
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1135881
Heilig, Heilig, Heilig
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 906010
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 870459
Sanctus - Musik für alle kirchlichen Gelegenheiten.
for: Clarinet, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633645
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 854399
Klassik
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 988170
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Buch
Item no.: 1041225
High Voice Key of B-flat
for: Voice (high), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154973
"Vom Wasser haben wir's gelernt". Wassermetaphorik und Wanderermotiv bei Franz Schubert. Internationaler Schubert-Kongress 2012
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 768185
Einzelnummern und Entwürfe zu einer Oper
Franz Schubert. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke II/12
for: Sopran solo, Tenöre solo (2), Bariton solo, Männerchor: TTBB, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (2), Pauke, Streicher
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 872069
Franz Schubert. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke II/18
for: Tenöre solo (2), Bass solo, Piccoloflöte, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (2), Triangel, Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 876589
für Orgel
for: Organ (manuals)
Item no.: 1592445
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett oder Streichorchester
Score
Item no.: 731469
Adrian's Song Album Series
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 744910
for: 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 998809
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125293
for: Voice, Clarinet amd Guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1114890
Quartett für Posaunen und/oder Tenorhorn (Euphonium)
Music Box
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 885539
op. 33
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 727232
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689963
aus dem romantischen Schauspiel "Rosamunde"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760982
Strike the Cymbal, Bow the String!
for: Soprano Solo, SATB and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041025
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 899167
Ausgabe für Viola
for: Viola, piano
Klavierpartitur, Stimme
Item no.: 619025
Orchestral Tuning
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 622794
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 621541
for: Accordion
Item no.: 328922
for: Voice, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 549658
One Piano, Four Hands.
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 316706
Two Pianos, Four Hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 316513
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316324
"Die Verschworenen", D 787, nach der autographen Part. ergänzt von Fritz Racek
Erstdruck
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 304756
für gem Chor und Bläser (Kontrabaß ad lib) Bläserstimmenset
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 307677
mit Anhang " Das Gebet des Herrn " D 872
for: GCH ORG BL KB
Score
Item no.: 307525
Originalf. für gem. Chor, Bläser, Orgel u. Konatrb. ad lib, oder für Chor u. Orgel
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308134
for: Clarinet
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561487
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 126826
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048515
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1051383
D
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1051295
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554162
"Ich rühme mir mein Dörfchen hier"
for: Male choir, guitar
Choir score
Item no.: 638605