The title 'Lebensstürme' (Storms of Life) for Schubert's Allegro in A minor D 947 was added by the publisher Anton Diabelli, not by Schubert himself.
Composition History
While in Hungary, Schubert was inspired by Hungarian Gypsy melodies, leading him to compose the Divertissement à l'hongroise D 818 and the Hungarian Melody D 817.
Composition History
Schubert's Fantasia in F minor D 940 was dedicated to Karoline Esterházy, a young noblewoman he taught music to during his summers at her family's estate in Hungary.
Compositional Technique
The German word 'Fantasie' has a double meaning, deriving from both 'fantasieren' (to improvise) and 'Fantasie' (imagination), which is a recurrent idea in romantic art.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert often used the term 'fantasy' to designate a piece that retains the four traditional sections of a sonata or symphony but shortens and combines them within a single movement with unexpected transitions.
Compositional Technique
The opening of Schubert's Piano Sonata in G major D 894 features a simple pianissimo chord whose resonance is prolonged indefinitely by a grace note, a technique anticipating Schumann.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert was the first to elevate piano music for four hands from its amateur, domestic origins to the level of true chamber music.
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