franz Schubert

Question 1

where was he born

Answer 1

Vienna, austria in 1797

Question 2

father was a

Answer 2

schoolmaster

Question 3

what instruments did he play

Answer 3

violin and piano in childhood, father was first teacher, viola .

Question 4

first career

Answer 4

trained to be a school teacher and taught briefly at his father’s school

Question 5

dates

Answer 5

1797-1828

Question 6

early musical career

Answer 6

began to write songs in his late teens, worked as a freelance musician in Vienna and lived in poverty. sold some songs through private subscription often for a very low price.

Question 7

worked for the _____ family in Hungary in 1818

Answer 7

esterhazy

Question 8

death

Answer 8

gradually suffered from declining health until his death on November 19, 1828 at 31.

Question 9

combines ___ and ___ traits

Answer 9

classical and romantic

Question 10

how did he demonstrate classicism?

Answer 10

in formal structures, sonata form with repeated exposition, variations, symmetrical phrase structures, standard classical orchestra

Question 11

how did he demonstrate romanticism?

Answer 11

through use of chromatic harmony, juxtaposition of major and minor tonality, unexpected modulations

Question 12

was influenced by ___ and ___

Answer 12

Mozart (lyrical melodic style) and Beethoven (symphonic writing)

Question 13

close connection of ___ and music in art songs

Answer 13

text

Question 14

introduced new _______ intensity into individual songs and song cycles

Answer 14

psychological

Question 15

what is reflected in many of his works?

Answer 15

sorrow and deeply personal emotions

Question 16

genres

Answer 16

symphonies, chamber, piano, lieder, song cycles, vocal