Stephen's Cathedral. Until he studied violin and different keyboard instruments and started to compose his first work. Throughout his childhood Franz Schubert developed a dedication to music and studied piano, organ, violin and singing.
By he had already produced a lot of work, including piano pieces, string quartets, his first symphony and a three act opera. Johann Strauss Jr. Although his father, a famous musician himself, forbid him a musical career, he rather cared for violin lessons, than his schoolwork. Johann Strauss Sr. The location of his father's inn at the Danube Channel and the neighboring harbor influenced Johann Sr. Johannes Brahms was born near Hamburg and as a son of a musician, he obtained a musical education.
Brahms was traveling around Europe and gave concerts of his own music and after he became the manager of the Vienna Singers' Academy in and in The circumstances of his death are largely uncertain, and have thus been much mythologized.
Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. He is considered among the greatest classical composers of all time, and his influence on Western music is profound, particularly on Ludwig van Beethoven. His elder colleague Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in years".
His biography has been translated into different languages. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". Until the later part of his life, this isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become original".
Yet his music circulated widely, and for much of his career he was the most celebrated composer in Europe. He was a friend and mentor of Mozart, a tutor of Beethoven, and the older brother of composer Michael Haydn.
Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than secular vocal works mainly lieder , seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. Born in the Himmelpfortgrund suburb of Vienna, Schubert showed uncommon gifts for music from an early age. His father gave him his first violin lessons and his elder brother gave him piano lessons, but Schubert soon exceeded their abilities.
In , at the age of eleven, he became a pupil at the Stadtkonvikt school, where he became acquainted with the orchestral music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. He left the Stadtkonvikt at the end of , and returned home to live with his father, where he began studying to become a schoolteacher. Despite this, he continued his studies in composition with Antonio Salieri and still composed prolifically.
In , Schubert was admitted to the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde as a performing member, which helped establish his name among the Viennese citizenry. He gave a concert of his own works to critical acclaim in March , the only time he did so in his career. He died eight months later at the age of 31, the cause officially attributed to typhoid fever, but believed by some historians to be syphilis.
Appreciation of Schubert's music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased greatly in the decades following his death. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of Western classical music and his music continues to be popular.
His biography has been translated into 80 different languages. He composed over waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known. Two younger brothers, Josef and Eduard Strauss, also became composers of light music, although they were never as well known as their brother. His biography has been translated into 53 different languages.
He was famous for his waltzes, and he popularized them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons—Johann, Josef and Eduard—to carry on his musical dynasty. His biography has been translated into 66 different languages. His compositions were incredibly influential in terms of tone and technique, and he passed on his knowledge to many respectable composers at the time, including John Cage and Anton Webern. Born and raised in Upper Austria, he was a student and cantor in a Benedictine monastery and, after moving to Vienna, composed a variety of operas.
Despite being extremely prolific, he never gained great notoriety. Originally born in neighbouring Bratislava, relocating to Vienna as a young child, Hummel was not just a composer, but also a fantastic pianist. He is considered partially responsible for moving the classical style into the romantic era, and was a friend of Beethoven, who was also residing in Vienna at the time.
Although at the time of his death, he was very well known, his music was soon overshadowed by his contemporaries. Martines was a primarily known as a singer, but she also composed a variety of works, writing in an Italian style. Raised in Vienna, Martines performed for the royal family at the time but was professionally held back as it was not considered acceptable for a woman in her social class to perform on stage.
Despite losing her sight at a relatively early age, Maria Theresa von Paradis was a successful performer and composer, creating a variety of works for voice and keyboard.
While living in Vienna, she set up her own music school and taught piano and singing to young girls. Despite coming from a relatively poor family and suffering persecution under the Nazis who banned his music from being played, Mahler enjoyed a hugely successful career.
His symphonies are among his most famous works, although they were highly controversial at the time, due to their unique style. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
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