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He was the twelfth child of Franz Theodor Florian Schubert (1763–1830) and Maria Elisabeth Katharina Vietz (1756–1812). [2] Schubert's immediate ancestors came originally from the province of Zuckmantel in Austrian Silesia. [3] Franz Schubert, Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music. Schubert was one of the greatest composers of the early Romantic era – discover our selection of the best Schubert works. Schubert’s early compositional gifts led to studies with Antonio Salieri, a very powerful musical figure in Vienna (who did not murder Mozart!). Schubert’s earliest compositions, written as a young teenager, were songs and piano pieces.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of Romantic music best known for his songs, symphonies, piano music, and chamber music. Schubert's career... Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was an Austrian Romantic composer and although he died at the age of 31, he was a prolific figure in classical music history, having written some 600 lieder and nine symphonies. Schubert was acutely conscious of his unusual gifts as a child. His elder brother Ignaz taught him piano, but Schubert quickly surpassed him. Bluntly he told him that he intended to follow his own path. He sang in the choir of St Stephen’s Cathedral, where he was a star treble. One of the most popular and influential composers of art song and other classical music genres in the 19th century, Franz Schubert and his music are well represented in the Music Division's print, manuscript, and digital collections.