Composer
Franz Schubert
1797–1828
6,176 works in the index
- Born
- 1797
- Died
- 1828
- Birthplace
- Himmelpfortgrund
- Citizenship / historical state
- 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.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Low Voice, violin, Clarinet
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Pop, Jazz, Children
- Works with composition dates
- 322 of 6,176
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 124 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.
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.