Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert ( / ˈ ʃ uː b ər t / ; German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt] ; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He was immensely prolific despite living a short life, leaving behind a vast oeuvre of more than 1,000 compositions, including over 600 Lieder ( art song in German) and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies , sacred music , operas , incidental music , and a large body of piano and chamber music . Among these are the songs " Gretchen am Spinnrade ", " Erlkönig " and " Ave Maria "; the Trout Quintet ; the Symphony in B minor, "Unfinished" ; the Symphony in C major, "The Great" ; the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor ( Death and the Maiden ); the String Quintet in C major ; the Impromptus for solo piano; the last three piano sonatas ; the Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands ; the incidental music to the play Rosamunde ; the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise ; and the song collection Schwanengesang .

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