Music βΊ Composers βΊ Schubert
Franz Schubert
1797 to 1828. A composer who wrote lots of songs.
Three facts about Schubert
- Schubert wrote about 600 songs!
- His friends held music parties called Schubertiads. Schubert played the piano and shared his new songs.
- Schubert wrote the Trout Quintet when he was 22. One part is built on his song about a fish, called The Trout.
Schubertβs famous music
Trout Quintet (1819). Hear famous pieces played by Peabodyβs band on the listening maps.
Where Schubert lived
Schubert did their best-known work in Vienna, in Austria. π Fly there on the globe
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