“lieder”, which is the German Word for “songs” Schubert developed lieder so that they had a powerful dramatic impact to the listeners. He tapped the poetry of writers like Johann Goethe. He is considered the last of the Classical Composers and one of the first Romantic ones. His Famous vocal music works/lieder were: “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” “Ellens Gesang III” Ave Maria “Schwanenge Sang” Swan Song “Symphony no. 8 in B minor” Unfinished Symphony He also wrote piano pieces, string quartets, operetta and “Erlkonig,” Franz Peter Schubert st Was born on the 31 of January Himmelpfortgrund 1797 in Austria And died in 1828 in Viena Austria At age of 31. Reporter: John Nazarene Apuan Heiren Kaye E. Balanag