Franz Shubert

Question 1

dates

Answer 1

1797-1828

Question 2

born in

Answer 2

Vienna, austria

Question 3

family background

Answer 3

father was a schoolmaster.

Question 4

musical education early

Answer 4

learned to play violin and piano, father was first teacher
played viola in the family string quartet
beautiful voice gained admittance to the imperial chapel choir school
Antonio salieri taught him theory and composition

Question 5

first career

Answer 5

trained to become a school teacher, taught briefly at his father’s school

Question 6

worked as a _____________ in Vienna, lived in poverty. Sold some songs through private subscription, often for a very _____- price

Answer 6

freelance musician, low

Question 7

worked briefly for ________ in Hungary in 1818

Answer 7

Esterhazy family

Question 8

schubertiades

Answer 8

musical evenings showcasing his works

Question 9

visited ________ on his deathbed, their only meeting

Answer 9

beethoven

Question 10

died November 19, _____ at the age of thirty one. syphylis

Answer 10

1828

Question 11

combines _________ and ________ traits

Answer 11

classical and romantic

Question 12

classicism demonstrated by …

Answer 12

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

Question 13

romanticism demonstrated by…

Answer 13

use of chromatic harmony, juxtaposition of major and minor tonality, unexpected modulation

Question 14

influenced by… (composers)

Answer 14

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

Question 15

influenced by German romantic poets…

Answer 15

especially Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Question 16

close connection of ____ and ______ in art songs; uses harmony to highlight key words (word painting)

Answer 16

text and music

Question 17

increased role of ______ in art songs: piano accompaniment often depicts specific elements of the poem

Answer 17

piano

Question 18

introduced new _______ intensity into individual songs and song cycles

Answer 18

psychological

Question 19

vocal ______ pervades all of his works

Answer 19

lyricism

Question 20

____ and _____ personal emotions are reflected in many works

Answer 20

sorrow and deeply