Joseph Schubert (musician)
Joseph Schubert (baptized December 20, 1754 in Warnsdorf ; † July 28, 1837 in Dresden ) was a German violinist , violist and composer .
life and work
Born the son of a cantor , he studied in Prague and Berlin . From 1779 to 1788 he played as a violinist at the court of Margrave Friedrich Heinrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt . He then moved to the Electoral Saxon and Royal Polish Chapel in Dresden as a violist .
Schubert was a very productive composer. He became famous for 15 masses , 17 sonatas and 49 concerts , including the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in C major . He also created the operas
- The disenchantment
- The Plagues of the Land or The Blue Monster
- The Genoa manor
- Rosalia
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schubert, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 32nd part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1876, p. 111 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Robert Eitner : Schubert, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 637.
- Kornél Magvas: Schubert, Joseph. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- T. Fuchs, Z. Pilková: Schubert, (Johann) Joseph. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 275.
Web links
- Opera works and manuscripts by Joseph Schubert (musician) in the DFG opera project
- Sheet music and audio files by Joseph Schubert (musician) in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Date according to MGG online and ÖBL, older sources name 1757 as the year of birth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schubert, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist, violist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 20, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warnsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1837 |
| Place of death | Dresden |