- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFranz Peter Schubert
- Nickname
- Schwammerl
- Height5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
- Schubert was musically educated at the "Hofkapelle" in Vienna where he sang as a boy but then had to quit in order to help his father at school. Four years later, he became an independent composer and was destined to live in poverty from then onwards. Having an introverted personality, Schubert played his songs mostly amongst a couple of friends who shared his romantic passion. Within his short life Schubert composed many pieces of music, including eight symphonies.
- IMDb mini biography by: Volker Boehm
- His grave is located alongside the grave of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Wrote more than 600 songs.
- Completed two movements of his so-called "Unfinished" Symphony (#8 in B minor) and orchestrated nine measures of a scherzo before setting the work aside. He did not die before he could complete it, he subsequently wrote a ninth symphony in C Major. It was first performed 35 years later.
- Born at 1:30pm-LMT.
- Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
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