“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.
D 66
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237891
op. 77
for: String orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 783772
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 370753
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 817407
op. 77
for: String orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 783774
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett oder Streichorchester
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 783704
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (S/SA) und Orgel oder Orchester oder Blasorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 734136
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631555
Single part
Item no.: 458420
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 367694
Single part 2
Item no.: 430226
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237141
D 461
Einzelstimme Org.
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 237987
D 461
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237981
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237940
Heft 8: Werke von Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Spohr
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215417
Heft 8: Werke von Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Spohr
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215416
aus "Rosamunde"op. 26/2D 797
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 312066
nach der "Cantate zu Ehren von Joseph Spendou's" D 427 (op. posth.128)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), Male choir (TTBB), string orchestra, piano
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 647706
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 189094
Single part
Item no.: 458419
D 730
Einzelstimme Va.
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237993
D 461
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237980
Graduale in C
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237900
D 49
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232264
aus "Rosamunde"op. 26/2D 797
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 311826
Version for Medium Voice and Piano. In the key of B Flat.
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 276859
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 254885
op. 52/6
for: Voice, piano
Noten hoch, mittel oder tief
Item no.: 735590
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 173549
D. 839
for: Clarinet (B-flat) [trumpet], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1641
op. 52/6
for: Violine (oder Violoncello) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 749010
D. 839
for: Flute [violin], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1490
Ellens Gesang III (Hymne an die Jungfrau)
Ausgabe in drei verschiedenen Tonlagen: B-Dur / As-Dur / G-Dur
for: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 492882
Vox Humana 23
for: Voice (high), violin, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 106673
G major
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 723608
op. 52/6
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 750543
Piano reduction
Item no.: 327847
Version for Low Voice and Piano. In the key of G.
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 316807
B-Dur
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 395232
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 320470
Ellens dritter Gesang (Hymne an die Jungfrau), aus Walter Scotts "Fräulein vom See"
D. 839 (op. 52, Nr. 6)
for: Voice (high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2222
for: Flöte / Violine / Violoncello, Gitarre
Score, Parts
Item no.: 367801
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 227217
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 772429
Tenor Saxophone & Streicher
for: Tenor saxophone, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 591373
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684986
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 277586