Composer

Franz Schubert

Austrian composer (1797–1828)

1797–1828

6,176 catalog entries

Born: 1797
Died: 1828
Birthplace: Himmelpfortgrund
Place of death: Vienna
Citizenship / historical state: Austrian Empire; Archduchy of Austria
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Schubert wrote over six hundred songs before dying at thirty-one, and it is the songs that dominate this catalogue. If you sing, this is the central repertoire; if you accompany, the piano parts are full partners rather than support, and considerably harder than they sound.

The song cycles — Die schöne Müllerin, Winterreise, Schwanengesang — are published complete and in high, medium and low keys. Buying the wrong transposition is the standard mistake here, because the cycles sit in a range that punishes guessing.

For pianists the Impromptus and Moments musicaux are the accessible way in, and the four-hand duets are among the best music written for two people at one instrument. The late sonatas are enormous and are not a place to start.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; pianist; teacher
Education: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna; Akademisches Gymnasium
Teachers: Antonio Salieri
Instruments played: piano; violin
Genres: classical music
Notable works: Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9; Symphony No. 3; Winterreise; Death and the Maiden; Ellens dritter Gesang
Birth name: Franz Peter Schubert
Languages used: German
VIAF ID: 29719275; 48146998424018940534
ISNI: 0000000120958492
GND ID: 118610961
Library of Congress ID: n50000561
MusicBrainz ID: f91e3a88-24ee-4563-8963-fab73d2765ed

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Voice, Low Voice, violin, Clarinet
Genres represented: Classical, pop, Pop, Jazz, Children
Entries with composition dates: 322 of 6,176

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Grouped works and collections

Find collection editions and individual pieces together on one page.

Browse 58 grouped works and collections

An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht (1 listed pieces)
Anhang (10 listed pieces)
Auf der Riesenkoppe (1 listed pieces)
Claudine von Villa Bella, D.239 (1 listed pieces)
Dances, D 365 (2 listed pieces)
Dances, D 420 (12 listed pieces)
Dances, D 783 (5 listed pieces)
Dances, Op. 33 (6 listed pieces)
Das Abendrot (2 listed pieces)
Death And The Maiden (1 listed pieces)
Der Geistertanz (1 listed pieces)
Die Einsiedelei (1 listed pieces)
Die Nacht (1 listed pieces)
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (20 listed pieces)
Grenzen der Menschheit (1 listed pieces)
Ihr Grab (1 listed pieces)
Impromptus, D 899 (4 listed pieces)
Impromptus, D 935 (4 listed pieces)
Impromptus, Op. 142 (4 listed pieces)
Impromptus, Op. 90 (3 listed pieces)
Inhalt (5 listed pieces)
Lebensmut (1 listed pieces)
Overture (1 listed pieces)
Pieces, D 946 (3 listed pieces)
Polonaises, Op. 75 (4 listed pieces)
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (1 listed pieces)
Schwanengesang (1 listed pieces)
Sonata In A Major, Op.120 (3 listed pieces)
Sonata in C Minor (1 listed pieces)
Sonate G Major Op.78 (1 listed pieces)
Sonate G Major Op.78 - Piano (1 listed pieces)
Songs, Op. 12 (4 listed pieces)
Songs, Op. 39 (4 listed pieces)
Songs, Op. 62 (3 listed pieces)
Songs, Op. 68 (3 listed pieces)
Songs, Op. 83 (3 listed pieces)
Standchen (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No. 4 (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, "Unfinished" (4 listed pieces)
Symphony No.4 'Tragic' in C Minor - 2nd Movement (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No.5 (2 listed pieces)
Symphony No.5 in Bb Major - 1st Movement (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No.5 in Bb Major - 2nd Movement (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No.5 in Bb Major - 3rd Movement (1 listed pieces)
Symphony No.8 'Unfinished' in B Minor - 2nd Movement (1 listed pieces)
The Trout Quintet (2 listed pieces)
The Trout Quintet - 4th Movement (1 listed pieces)
Trinklied (1 listed pieces)
Unfinished Symphony (1 listed pieces)
Versunken (1 listed pieces)
Waltzes, D 146 (2 listed pieces)
Waltzes, D 365 (6 listed pieces)
Waltzes, Op. 127 (2 listed pieces)
Waltzes, Op. 33 (2 listed pieces)
Waltzes, Op. 50 (3 listed pieces)
Waltzes, Op. 77 (2 listed pieces)
Waltzes, Op. 9 (6 listed pieces)

Catalogue

Works page 105 of 129

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
6 Eccosaises D.421	—	D.421	—	Piano	Classical	0
6 German Dances D.820	—	D.820	—	Piano	Classical	0
6 German Dances D.970	—	D.970	—	Piano	Classical	0
8 Ecossaises D.977	—	D.977	—	Piano	Classical	0
8 Landler D.681	—	D.681	—	Piano	Classical	0
Galop And 8 Ecossaises D.735	—	D.735	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dance And 17 Landler D.139	—	D.139	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dance And Ecossaise D.643	—	D.643	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dance D.975	—	D.975	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dances D.722	—	D.722	—	Piano	Classical	0
Graz Galop D.925	—	D.925	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet D.335	—	D.335	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet D.600	—	D.600	—	Piano	Classical	0
Trio 'To Be Regarded As The Lost Son Of A Minuet' D.610	—	D.610	—	Piano	Classical	0
Variation On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli D.718	—	D.718	—	Piano	Classical	0
Symphony No.3 In D Major D200	—	—	D major	Orchestra	Classical	0
Symphony No.6 In C Major D589	—	—	C major	Orchestra	Classical	0
No.1 In C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
No.1 In E Flat Minor	—	—	E-Flat minor	Piano	Classical	0
No.2 In A-flat Major	—	—	A-flat major	Piano	Classical	0
No.2 In E Flat Major	—	—	E-Flat major	Piano	Classical	0
No.3 In C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
No.3 In F Minor	—	—	F minor	Piano	Classical	0
No.4 In C-sharp Minor	—	—	C-sharp minor	Piano	Classical	0
No.5 In F Minor	—	—	F minor	Piano	Classical	0
No.6 In A-flat Major	—	—	A-flat major	Piano	Classical	0
Allegro Moderato From Sonata No. 4 (Opus 122)	—	Opus 122	—	Piano	Classical	0
Four Ecossaises	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet And Trio From Sonata No. 11 (Opus 78)	—	Opus 78	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet And Trio From Sonata No. 4 (Opus 122)	—	Opus 122	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet And Trio From Sonata No. 8 In C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	0
Moment Musicaux, No. 1 (Opus 94)	—	Opus 94	—	Piano	Classical	0
Moment Musicaux, No. 5 (Opus 94)	—	Opus 94	—	Piano	Classical	0
Moment Musicaux, No. 6 (Opus 94)	—	Opus 94	—	Piano	Classical	0
Rondo From Sonata No. 9 In A Minor	—	—	A minor	Piano	Classical	0
Scherzo And Trio From Sonata No. 1 (Opus 42)	—	Opus 42	—	Piano	Classical	0
Scherzo And Trio From Sonata No. 10 (Opus Posth.)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Scherzo And Trio From Sonata No. 6 (Opus 147)	—	Opus 147	—	Piano	Classical	0
Air (Rosamunde) [Schubert, Franz]	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Impromptus, Op. 1424 listed pieces	—	Op. 142	See contents	See editions	—	Compare editions
Sonata In G Major Hwv.363b	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	0
Overture In E Minor (D648- 1819)	—	—	E minor	Orchestra	Classical	0
Overture In The Italian Style In C Major (D591/Op. Posth. 170- 1817)	—	—	C major	Orchestra	Classical	0
Overture In The Italian Style In D Major (D592- 1817)	—	—	D major	Orchestra	Classical	0
Overture To The Comedy With Songs, 'The Devil In Hydraulicus' (D4-1811)	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	0
Scherzo [Goldschmidt, Berthold]	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Serenade [Dodgson, Stephen]	—	—	—	—	—	0
Valse Sentimentale Op.50 No,13 (D,779) Valse Sentimentale Op.50 No.31 (D.779)	—	Op.50; Op.50 No.31; D.779	—	—	Classical	0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 48146998424018940534. Portrait: Wilhelm August Rieder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.