Johann Friedrich Schubert

Johann Friedrich Schubert (17 December 1769 – 13 October 1811) was a German composer and violinist.

Schubert was born in Rudolstadt, in either 1770[1] or 1769, and was an apprentice to Christian Hieronimus Krause in Sondershausen.[2] After the premiere of his opera Die nächtliche Erscheinung, Schubert was appointed music director. He was the music director of various theatrical companies in Stettin, Glogau, Ballenstedt, etc. He also directed the concerts of the Cologne Merchant Society in Mülheim.[3] Among his published compositions are a violin concerto, a concertante for oboe and bassoon, violin duets, and pianoforte pieces; Schubert also composed an opera in Stettin and published the book Neue Singe-Schule oder gründliche und vollständige Anweisung zur Singkunst in 1804.[1] He went to Mülheim as a music director and teacher, staying there until his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Riemann, Hugo (1897). "Schubert, Johann Friedrich". Dictionary of Music. Translated by John South Shedlock. London: Augener & Co. p. 709.
  2. ^ a b Omonsky, Ute; Härtwig, Dieter (2006). "Schubert, Johann Friedrich". Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (in German). Vol. Personenteil 15 (2nd ed.). Berlin: Bärenreiter. p. 207.
  3. ^ Härtwig, Dieter (1995). "Schubert, Johann Friedrich". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 16 (1st ed.). London: MacMillan Publishers. pp. 811–812. ISBN 1-56159-174-2.
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