Discover the Music Mastermind: Top 7 Fun Facts About Franz Schubert You Never Knew

1. Tonal Twilight Zone

If you ever find yourself lost in a musical maze — courtesy of Franz Schubert — there's a chance you've stumbled into his tonal Twilight Zone: Schubert's second movement of Sonata in B♭ major, D. 960 is written in the key of C♯ minor, making it the most tonally remote inner movement in his collection of mature instrumental works in sonata form.
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2. 600-hit Wonder

Move over, Adele, there's another 600-hit wonder: Franz Schubert, the lyrical genius, composed over 600 emotionally resonant lieder songs during his brief life, combining the beauty of opera and folk, and leaving an indelible mark on the world of music before passing away at just 31 years old.
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3. Dropping Beets in Vienna

Before Schubert's Squad was dropping albums, they were dropping beets in 19th-century Vienna, spinning symphonies, and rocking powdered wigs like it was nobody's business: Franz Schubert and his band of merry men included Anselm Hüttenbrenner, the piano maestro who arranged his symphonies, Eduard von Bauernfeld, the dramatist bestie who documented ol' Franny's escapades, and Josef Kenner, the college buddy who stuck around for those sweet, sweet Schubert sonatas.
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4. Unstoppable Hurricane Composer

"Beethoven may have composed a storm, but Schubert crafted an unstoppable hurricane with a silver spoon": By the time he bid adieu at the young age of 31, Franz Schubert had already composed a staggering 1500 works, spanning 600 lieder, 13 symphonies, numerous orchestral overtures, liturgical compositions, and even stage works like operas and incidental music.
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5. Schubert's Cool Cat Posse

Move over, Rat Pack – there's a new group of cool cats in town, and they're all about that classical composer life: Franz Schubert rolled with a posse of middle-class artist pals, including Michael Vogl and Eduard Bauernfeld, who created a protective circle around him rather than schmoozing with aristocratic patrons. Their preferred hangout? Sophisticated shindigs known as Schubertiads, where cultured commoners got their groove on to the sweet tunes of their talented friend.
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6. Sound of Music Up the Alps

When it turned out that Schubert was the Mozart of his family, the parish organist stepped in to stop him from jamming the Sound of Music up the Austrian Alps: Despite his father's dream of having a schoolteacher son, young Franz received advanced training in music from Antonio Salieri and organist Michael Holzer, all while steadily composing works that would come to define his remarkable legacy.
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7. Chart-topping Unfinished Masterpiece

Well, Schubert may have been a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to finishing his grocery list, but when it came to composing, he gave the world an "unfinished" gem that turned out to be a chart-topper: Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8, affectionately known as the "Unfinished Symphony", consists of just two fully orchestrated movements and has become one of his most adored creations. Written in 1822, it wasn't until a good 43 years later in 1865 that the masterpiece was unveiled for all to enjoy, thanks to his buddy Anselm Hüttenbrenner and conductor Johann von Herbeck. As for the debates surrounding its unfinished nature, let's just say it's got folks talking for over a century, all while securing its top spot in classical music history.
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