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Franz Peter Schubert — was an Austrian composer of the late classical period. Despite his frequent poverty, he was remarkably prolific in his short-life span of 31 years. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing, which is a feature of the Romantic period. Schubert was born into a musical family on 31 January in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, From an early age, he displayed a gifted talent for music.

He was taught by his father and brother to play the violin and piano, but he soon surpassed them and calmly mentioned he no longer needed their training. Like many great composers, he had an innate gift to understand the musical world. He was also an excellent singer and, due to his gifted singing voice, he was given a scholarship for the Stadtkonvikt Imperial Court chapel choir.

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At the Imperial Court, he met the composer Antonio Salieri who quickly described Schubert as a musical genius. Here he also heard the music of Mozart , Beethoven and Haydn. In his voice broke and he had to leave the choir but he continued to be taught in music composition by Salieri. However, his real passion was music and he began composing some memorable pieces for the piano and also two symphonies.