Throughout
his childhood Franz Schubert developed a dedication to music
and studied piano, organ, violin and singing. By 1814 he had
already produced a lot of work, including piano pieces, string
quartets, his first symphony and a three act opera.
Although Schubert was forced by his family to take on a job
as a teacher in his father's school, he still continued to
compose and he managed to produce more music. During this
period he gathered with friends for domestic evenings dedicated
to Schubert's music, later known as the "Schubertiads".
Song like "Der Wanderer" and "Die Forelle"
where introduced.
In 1822 he got infected by syphilis and was in deep financial
needs, marking this time as a dark period. But Schubert still
kept creating new work like "Schöne Müllerin"
the "Eighth Symphony ("unfinished")" and
a string Quartet d Minor ("Death and the Maiden").
Although he was known at his time as a songwriter, his work
included a lot of Symphonies, String Quartets, piano sonatas
and more.
