1. Franz Schubert

2. Highlights of his life:
Born January 31, 1797
Father was a schoolmaster
Showed great aptitude for music
Gathered for “Schubertiads” (music parties)
Wanted to write a successful opera
Known as a songwriter

3. Schubert was born in
Vienna, Austria.

6. His father was a schoolmaster.
He was taught to play music by his father.
At the age of 11, he became a choir boy in the chapel, receiving a good education.

7. Schubert worked for some time as a teacher at his father’s school.
At the age of 20, he devoted himself to music.

11. He had always a small group of friends and admirers.

12. He lived with one or another of his friends.
Meanwhile he produced music of great charm and liveliness.

13. He was poor all his life, his genius unrecognized.

15. Schubert was the first great composer of art song.
He composed more than 600 songs.

16. Art Song An art song is a solo vocal song with piano accompaniment.
It is the union of poetry and music.

17. Celebrated songs:
Art Songs
Hedge Rose,
Erlking
Song-Cycles
The Fair Maid of the Mill,
The Winter Journey

18. Draw a quick picture of Schubert.
Put his birth and death dates under his picture ( )
Write 3 things you remember about him under his picture.

20. Overture to Rosamunde
This was not originally written as an overture to the play, Rosamunde. Schubert originally wrote it for an opera,
Alfonsa and Estrella.

21. Let’s go over the themes first.
There are 4 main themes
we’ll listen for.

26. finger cymbals play softly
Drums play softly
triangles play softly
finger cymbals play softly
tone blocks play softly

27. Now, let’s listen
and PLAY!

28. Introduction
0-0:26

29. :27

30. Transition: 3 3 3
Repeat 3 times
1:01

31. Slight VARIATION
1:12

32. Transition: 3 3 3
Repeat 6 times
1:44

33. 3 3 3 3 3 3
2:07

34. 2:16

35. pp (pianissimo)
2:22

36. 2:27

37. .
(4 times)
2:45

38. *
Repeat
to *
3:10

39. Some variation at the end of the second repeat: : :
Some variation at the end of the second repeat
3:33

40. pp (pianissimo)
4:12

41. :
4:29

42. rhythmic and melodic ideas
Development
rhythmic and melodic ideas
3 times
5:06

43. LOUDER! ff
4 times
4 beats
5:39

44. BIG ENDING?!?!
ff - fortissimo
pp- pianissimo
There’s MORE!
6:07

45. 6:29

46. : : :
With variation
6:54

47. decrescendo
7:31

48. Strings announce the next theme
7:41

49. :
7:48

50. Transition:
3 times
8:25

51. LOUDER! ff
4 times
4 beats
8:58

52. Here comes the ending!!!!  
9:30

53. crescendo
4 times
9:50

54. 2 times
9:57

55. 3 times
10:12

56. End
The
(4 times)
10:19

57. 10:23

58. THE
END
10:28