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
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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.