Franz Schubert, whose biography is known to allfigures of musical art, was born on January 31, 1797 in the suburbs of the Austrian capital Vienna. He was the fourth son of a schoolteacher and cellist. All teachers of the future musician noted his talent and diligence, with whom he easily mastered the knowledge of music.
Successes and excellent voice skills helpedSchubert enrolled in the Imperial Chapel, and then in one of the best schools in Vienna - Konvikt. At the age of thirteen, he began to write his first compositions: songs, piano pieces, symphonies and operas. In 1812, Franz met the famous Salieri, who became interested in a talented young man. For five years, they have jointly engaged in the creation of compositions.
Composer Franz Schubert formed precisely inthe period of his studies with Salieri - from 1812 to 1817. In 1813, he became a student at a teacher’s seminary, and a year later he became a teacher at the school where his father had once worked. It was then that he composed one of his first masses and put Goethe's poems to music.
In 1815-1816, Franz Schubert, biographywhich today is being studied in schools in music lessons, was quite productive. During this period, he composed more than 250 songs, four symphonies, three masses and several operettas and string quartets. It was then that songs were created that became popular all over the world - "Forest King" and "The Wanderer".
But despite all this, Franz Schubert,whose works today are considered classics of world music, was as poor as a church rat. With the help of his acquaintance J. von Schöpun, the composer met the poet F. von Schober, who, in turn, was able to organize a meeting between Schubert and the baritone M. Vogl, popular in those days.
Franz continued to work at school, but in the summer of 1818year decided to leave his service and went to the estate of Count Esterhazy, where for several months he worked as a music teacher. In 1819, Schubert graduated from the famous Sixth Symphony, and then composed several variations on a French song, which he dedicated to Beethoven.
Вернувшись в Вену, Франц Шуберт, биография which turned out to be too short, he commissioned the Twin Brothers opera. It was first staged in the summer of 1820 at the Kertnertorteater. The summer of 1819, Schubert spent together with the baritone Vogl, it was then that he managed to compose "Trout" (A major) - a popular quintet for piano.
The following years for the composer weredifficult enough because he was not adapted to seeking the protection of influential officials and artists of the world of art. In 1823 he was seriously ill and was in a state of despondency. Nobody wanted to put his operas, however, Franz took himself in hand and wrote a vocal cycle called “The Beautiful Miller's Wife”.
In 1825, Franz Schubert, whose biographyfamiliar to many lovers of classical music, has managed to regain his health. His new piano works appeared. Up until 1828, the composer worked hard to create his musical works.
In early 1828, Schubert began to fail.health. Apparently, the composer had a premonition of a quick death, so he tried to write at a feverish pace. It was in 1828 that he created a huge number of masterpieces that gained popularity after the death of the author. Franz Schubert died on November 19, 1828 from typhus.
