The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-19
Franz Schubert.


Schubert, who is mentioned sometimes
after Mendelssohn and others who lived
later. seems to be the outcast a kind or
side Issue, and only mentioned because
he had no record OF ever being n student
In all the branches of musical art, under
dry and mechanical old poke heads He
WAS advised 10 study after he had written
some of the most sublime songs the world
has ever known. Would that ho had made
the acquaintance OF some great leaders,
that they could have claimed him as pu-
Pill. His genius was surprising. 1t knew
no limitations, IT needed no guardian, IT
was absolute from birth.
Schubert was born in a suburb Of Vlen-
ma. HIS father was school master At
eleven. Franz showed talent for music
and was gifted with a fine soprano voice
Though born OF very poor parents, he was
able to begin his studies at this age undcr
the choir master. who had engaged him
as chorister In the choir OF the Emperor,
His teacher said of him at this period:
when | wish TO teach Franz something
about music / ind he already knows IL;
God has been his teacher" Salieri, the
great teacher was inspired 70 say, Franz,
you are my pupil. and Will do me great
honor" When SchubeTts voice changed
he lost his position In the choir and en-
tered his fathers school as a teacher Of
elementary branches. After three years
OF teaching, Schober, a friend, proposed
that Schubert live with him. where he
could devote himself to study.
At tho age Of -, Schubert had written
1d songs. Among them the 'Erl King,
written when he was IS. Before the age
OF g he had written a cantatta; BY tho
twenty-eighth year OF his life he had writ
ten two symphonies, and was hard at
work writing operas.
Among his best-known songs are Rest
less Love-" Hedge Roses" Wanderers 8
Night Song" tho Fisher" The Wan
dereT and many others
Tho rnpidity with which ne composed
songs was almost beyond comprehension.
Having found the poems OF Rosegarten,
he set to work, and between october 10
and 10 he had set seven TO music Every
thing he touched" said Schumann,
turned To music"
About 1915. Schubert wrote the so-called
Shakespeare Serenade" 'Hark, Hark,
the Lark" This great melody was an I'M
promptu inspiration, as the melody was
written no later than a few moments
after he had picked up the Shakespeare
volume In 1919 he wrote his oratorio Of
| LAZARUS which was composed In three
| PARTS. first the sickness and death, then
the burial and eleSy and finally the res
| direction.
Schubcrts songs number nearly six hun
| drcd and II song writer he is best
| known, though his sonetas are OF higher
! order. also his other plano pieces He
! wrote many string quartcttes and four
| teen operas. his operas were never a sue
| cess, the only music compositions he ever
| wrote which have not met with approval
| His symphonies, especially the "Unfn-
! n peculiar Wild. weird, romantic beauty
! described as "SchubeTtlan." Schubert was
| a marvel In constructive power the pow
| er OF welding together constituent eIe-
! ments into a wcll-compact whole His
| songs are as perfect in construction as
| any musical work ever written. 1t Is as
| a song writer the world knows him best.
! In this realm he is Schubert glorious.
! Among his songs we must not forget tho
| lovely melody, who Is Sylvia" written
on the back OF n tavern bill OF fare, while
! eating 4 scant meal.
Caroline EstcrhaZy. daughter OF tho
| EsterhaZy family, where Beethoven was
so royalty received, was his hopeless love,
! and for his love OF her he lost his position
| as teacher In the family, She once asked
| him why do you not write a song for
me?" For your he replied. What
| would bo the use when all | write Is for
| YOU" Keeping alive as best he could and
| mourning over his music, his only solace
| was his music.
| Poverty was Schubcrt's best and most
| constant friend. When he died his whole
| belongings sold for ten dollars
| Schubert Jared badly with publishers.
| The highest he ever received for a song
| was fifteen dollars. and late In his lfo