Biography
Schubert's first name
Franz
The instrument Schubert played in his school orchestra
Viola
17 years old
Was Schubert a usual composer or did he do unusual things in his compositions?
unusual, atmospheric, avant-garde
In Schubert's middle period, was he rich?
he was broke
How old Schubert was when he died
31 years old
Composers of the symphonies Schubert played in his school orchestra
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Gretchen am Spinnrade means what?
Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel
Schubert composed based on old styles, and in the video the professor compared him to, and played some of a prelude by, which composer?
Bach
In Schubert's middle period, did he own his own piano?
no
The place Schubert struggled his whole life to make a musical career
Vienna, Austria
The composer whose influences you can hear in Schubert's first piano sonata
Haydn
The book that Schubert read that inspired his Gretchen am Spinnrade song
Faust by Goethe
What does the low growling trill in the song Suleika stand for?
the coming of the East Wind
Why was Schubert sad and depressed in his middle period?
He was sick and had no money
The age Schubert was when he wrote his first piano sonata
18 years old
The German name of the art songs Schubert composed
Lieder
The number of art songs/Lieder that Schubert wrote
600+
The Arpeggione sonata by Schubert was made for an unusual instrument called the Arpeggione, but was played on this instrument in the video
viola
Which composer did Schubert admire the most?
Beethoven
The dates that Schubert lived
1797-1828
The conductor of Schubert's school orchestra
Salieri (the "villain" in Amadeus)
The name of the Schubert song played and sung by the guitarist in the video
Standchen
The sonata in B-flat major moved to what unexpected key?
G-flat major
The piece of Schubert's that has been nicknamed "The Greatest Piece ever Written"
Schubert's String Quintet