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Franz Schubert

1797 - 1828

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Franz Peter Schubert (; German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 Lieder (art songs in German) and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include "Erlkönig", "Gretchen am Spinnrade", and "Ave Maria"; the Trout Quintet; the Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished); the Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Schubert is the 11th most popular composer (down from 9th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Austria (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Composer.

Franz Schubert is most famous for his Lieder, which are songs for voice and piano, and for his symphonies.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Franz Schubert ranks 11 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonio Vivaldi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, and Richard Wagner. After him are Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Giacomo Puccini, Antonín Dvořák, and Johann Strauss II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Franz Schubert ranks 1. After him are William I, German Emperor, Heinrich Heine, Gaetano Donizetti, Mary Shelley, Adolphe Thiers, Hiroshige, Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, Ghalib, Joseph Henry, Paul Delaroche, and Charles Lyell. Among people deceased in 1828, Franz Schubert ranks 1. After him are Francisco Goya, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Shaka, James Edward Smith, Carl Peter Thunberg, Victor of Aveyron, Maria Feodorovna, Kobayashi Issa, Alexander Ypsilantis, Franz Joseph Gall, and William Hyde Wollaston.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Schubert ranks 5 out of 1,424. Before him are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756), Adolf Hitler (1889), Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830), and Joseph Haydn (1732). After him are Maria Theresa (1717), Marie Antoinette (1755), Franz Liszt (1811), Johann Strauss II (1825), Gustav Klimt (1862), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), and Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Franz Schubert ranks 3. Before him are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756), and Joseph Haydn (1732). After him are Johann Strauss II (1825), Johann Strauss I (1804), Anton Bruckner (1824), Arnold Schoenberg (1874), Anton Webern (1883), Alban Berg (1885), Carl Czerny (1791), Alma Mahler (1879), and Josef Strauss (1827).

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