{"product_id":"franz-schubert-david-major-9781482379990","title":"Franz Schubert: a Biography","description":"Clarity of outline, conciseness, and formal beauty are excellent things in musical works, but an exquisite fancy, a noble imagination, and a lofty poetic spirit are of infinitely greater account; and no one ever possessed these inestimable gifts in greater measure than Franz Schubert.\u003cp\u003e\"With faith man steps forth into the world. Faith is far ahead of understanding and knowledge; for to understand anything, I must first of all believe something. Faith is the higher basis on which weak understanding rears its first columns of proof; reason is nothing but faith analysed.\" - \u003ci\u003eFranz Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR MORE DETAILS, SEE https: \/\/adistantmirror.com\/franz-schubert-biography\/\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of Henry Frost's 1892 biography of Franz Schubert has been edited and revised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original references to pieces by Opus number have been replaced with the more commonly used D numbers. Many illustrations of places and people have been added throughout the text, and a complete catalog of Schubert's works has been included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction and overview by William Henry Hadow.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the eleventh edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e (1911).\u003cp\u003e2\u003c\/p\u003e- Schubert's unique position among composers.\u003cbr\u003e- His birth and parentage.\u003cbr\u003e- Early instruction in music, and evidence of extraordinary talent.\u003cbr\u003e- Admission to the Imperial Chapel and Stadtconvict.\u003cbr\u003e- School experiences and first compositions.\u003cbr\u003e- Salieri.\u003cbr\u003e- Symphony No. 1 in D.\u003cbr\u003e- He decides to leave the Convict.\u003cp\u003e3\u003c\/p\u003e- Schubert's experience as a school teacher.\u003cbr\u003e- Friendship with Mayrhofer.\u003cbr\u003e- Works from 1814; \u003ci\u003eDes Teufels Lustschloss\u003c\/i\u003e, Mass in F, etc.\u003cbr\u003e- Extraordinary productiveness in 1815.\u003cbr\u003e- Operas, symphonies, masses, and songs.\u003cbr\u003e- Characteristics of Schubert's Lieder.\u003cbr\u003e- Diary kept in 1816.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDer Erlkig\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Cantatas and symphonies.\u003cbr\u003e- He applies for a position.\u003cbr\u003e- Franz von Schober.\u003cbr\u003e- He leaves his father's school.\u003cp\u003e4\u003c\/p\u003e- Johann Michael Vogl.\u003cbr\u003e- Josef Huttenbrenner.\u003cbr\u003e- Piano sonatas.\u003cbr\u003e- Overtures in Italian style.\u003cbr\u003e- He becomes music teacher to the Esterhazy family.\u003cbr\u003e- His residence with Mayrhofer.\u003cbr\u003e- Excursion in upper Austria.\u003cbr\u003e- Rossini.\u003cbr\u003e- Goethe.\u003cbr\u003e- His first commissions for the stage.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDie Zwillingsbruder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDie Zauberharfe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Contemporary criticism.\u003cbr\u003e- The oratorio \u003ci\u003eLazarus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- The Fantasia in C.\u003cp\u003e5\u003c\/p\u003e- The first publications.\u003cbr\u003e- Enthusiasm of his friends.\u003cbr\u003e- Schubertiaden.\u003cbr\u003e- The symphony in E.\u003cbr\u003e- Schubert and Beethoven.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAlfonso and Estrella\u003c\/i\u003e; performance at Weimar.\u003cbr\u003e- The mass in A flat.\u003cbr\u003e- The unfinished symphony in B minor.\u003cbr\u003e- Schubert and Weber.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eRosamunde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eFierabras\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDie Verschwornen\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eDer hauslicne Krieg\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDie schone Mullerin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Publications in 1823.\u003cp\u003e6\u003c\/p\u003e- Schubert's temporary depression.\u003cbr\u003e- Diary and letters.\u003cbr\u003e- Second visit to Zelesz.\u003cbr\u003e- Love for Caroline Esterhazy.\u003cbr\u003e- Compositions; the duet sonata in C.\u003cbr\u003e- Travels in Steyr.\u003cbr\u003e- Restored cheerfulness.\u003cbr\u003e- Efforts to gain employment.\u003cbr\u003e- Schindler's singular story.\u003cbr\u003e- Negotiations with foreign publishers.\u003cbr\u003e- Present from the Musikfreunde.\u003cbr\u003e- Beethoven's funeral.\u003cbr\u003e- Visit to the Pachlers at Gratz.\u003cbr\u003e- Failing health.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eRochlitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDer Erste Ton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e7\u003c\/p\u003e- Great productiveness in 1828.\u003cbr\u003e- Symphony in C.\u003cbr\u003e- Mass in E flat.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSchwanengesang\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Last sonatas.\u003cbr\u003e- Disappointments.\u003cbr\u003e- His last illness and death.\u003cp\u003e8\u003c\/p\u003e- Posthumous honours.\u003cbr\u003e- Personal qualities.\u003cbr\u003e- Schubert's position in music.\u003cbr\u003e- General survey of works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Major, Henry Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1482379996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482379990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"David Major","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980508332287,"sku":"9781482379990","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_146b6394-4563-4556-9cf2-28aeadc4b452.jpg?v=1683250303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/franz-schubert-david-major-9781482379990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}