Assignment in MAPEH

Franz Schubert
Life
Franz Peter Schubert (German pronunciation: [fants ubt]; was
considered the last of the classical composers and one of the first romantic
ones. Schubert's music is notable for its melody and harmony.
Born on January 31, 1797, in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, Franz Peter
Schubert, the son of a schoolmaster, received a thorough musical education
and won a scholarship to boarding school. Although he was never rich, the
composer's work gained recognition and popularity, noted for bridging classical
and romantic composition. He died in 1828 in Vienna, Austria.
Their father was a well-known teacher, and his school in Lichtental (in
Vienna's ninth district) had numerous students in attendance. Though he was
not recognized or even formally trained as a musician, he passed on certain
musical basics to his gifted son.
Works
- Fantasy
- Gesang
- Overture
- Six minuets for winds
- "Hagars Klage" ['Hier am Hgel heien Sandes']
Quell' innocente figlio (Aria dell' angelo)

Louis Spohr
Life
Spohr was born in Braunschweig in the duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel to
Karl Heinrich Spohr and Juliane Ernestine Luise Henke, but in 1786 the family
moved to Seesen.[4]Spohr's first musical encouragement came from his parents:
his mother was a gifted singer and pianist, and his father played the flute. A

violinist named Dufour gave him his earliest violin teaching. The pupil's first
attempts at composition date from the early 1790s. Dufour, recognizing the
boy's musical talent, persuaded his parents to send him to Brunswick for
further instruction.
Spohr's longest period of employment, from 1822 until his death in Kassel, was
as the director of music at the recently succeeded William II, Elector of Hesse's
court of Kassel, a position offered him on the suggestion of Carl Maria von
Weber. In Kassel on 3 January 1836, he married his second wife, the 29-yearold Marianne Pfeiffer. She survived him by many years, living until 1892.
In 1857 he was pensioned off, much against his own wish, and in the winter of
the same year he broke his arm, an accident which put an end to his violin
playing. Nevertheless he conducted his opera Jessonda at the fiftieth
anniversary of the Prague Conservatorium in the following year. In 1859 he
died at Kassel.
Works
- Violin Concerto
- 3 Concertant Duos for 2 Violins
- Clarinet Concerto
- Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
- Grand polonaise

Carl Maria von Weber

Life
Weber was born in Eutin, Holstein, the eldest of the three children of Franz
Anton von Weber (who seems to have had no real claim to a "von" denoting
nobility), and his second wife, Genovefa Brenner, an actress. Franz Anton
started his career as a military officer in the service of the Duchy of Holstein;
later he held a number of musical directorships; and in 1787 he went on
to Hamburg, where he founded a theatrical company. Weber's
cousin Constanze was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Weber was already suffering from tuberculosis when he visited London; he died
at the house of Sir George Thomas Smart during the night of 45 June 1826.

[2]

Weber was 39 years old. He was buried in London, but 18 years later his
remains were transferred on an initiative of Richard Wagner and re-buried
in Dresden.
Works
-Fughettas (6) for piano
-Variations sur un thme original (6) in C major, for piano
-Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, opera in 2 acts
-Petites pices faciles (6), for piano 4 hands
-Sonatina, for piano 4 hands

Assignment in MAPEH
Franz Schubert
Life

Franz Schubert is considered the last of the classical composers and one of the first
romantic ones. Schubert's music is notable for its melody and harmony.
Born on January 31, 1797, in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, Franz Peter Schubert, the
son of a schoolmaster, received a thorough musical education and won a
scholarship to boarding school. Although he was never rich, the composer's work
gained recognition and popularity, noted for bridging classical and romantic
composition. He died in 1828 in Vienna, Austria.

Works
-Fantasy
-Gesang
-Overture
-Six minuets for winds
-"Hagars Klage" ['Hier am Hgel heien Sandes']
-Quell' innocente figlio (Aria dell' angelo)

Louis Spohr
Life
Spohr's longest period of employment, from 1822 until his death in Kassel, was as
the director of music at the recently succeeded William II, Elector of Hesse's court of
Kassel, a position offered him on the suggestion of Carl Maria von Weber. In Kassel
on 3 January 1836, he married his second wife, the 29-year-old Marianne Pfeiffer.
She survived him by many years, living until 1892.

In 1851 the elector refused to sign the permit for Spohr's two months' leave of
absence, to which he was entitled under his contract, and when the musician
departed without the permit, a portion of his salary was deducted. In 1857 he was
pensioned off, much against his own wish, and in the winter of the same year he
broke his arm, an accident which put an end to his violin playing. Nevertheless he
conducted his opera Jessonda at the fiftieth anniversary of the Prague
Conservatorium in the following year. In 1859 he died at Kassel.
In 1851 the elector refused to sign the permit for Spohr's two months' leave of
absence, to which he was entitled under his contract, and when the musician
departed without the permit, a portion of his salary was deducted. In 1857 he was
pensioned off, much against his own wish, and in the winter of the same year he
had the misfortune to break his arm, an accident which put an end to his violin
playing. Nevertheless he conducted his opera Jessonda at the fiftieth anniversary of
the Prague Conservatorium in the following year, with all his old-time energy. In
1859 he died at Kassel.
Works
-Violin Concerto
-3 Concertant Duos for 2 Violins
-Clarinet Concerto
-Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
-Grand polonaise

Carl Maria von Weber

Life
Weber was born in Eutin, Holstein, the eldest of the three children of Franz Anton
von Weber (who seems to have had no real claim to a "von" denoting nobility), and
his second wife, Genovefa Brenner, an actress. Franz Anton started his career as a
military officer in the service of the Duchy of Holstein; later he held a number of
musical directorships; and in 1787 he went on to Hamburg, where he founded a
theatrical company. Weber's cousin Constanze was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart.
Weber was already suffering from tuberculosis when he visited London; he died at
the house of Sir George Thomas Smart during the night of 45 June 1826.
[2]
Weber was 39 years old. He was buried in London, but 18 years later his remains
were transferred on an initiative of Richard Wagner and re-buried in Dresden.
Works
-Fughettas (6) for piano
-Variations sur un thme original (6) in C major, for piano
-Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, opera in 2 acts
-Petites pices faciles (6), for piano 4 hands
-Sonatina, for piano 4 hands