Can you recognize Schubert by ear?
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was an Austrian composer who died at 31, known for more than 600 songs, the Unfinished Symphony and the Trout Quintet. In Guess the Composer, you hear up to 30 seconds of music and name the composer.
How to recognize Schubert
Listen for long, song-like melodies over a repeating accompaniment. The music slips unexpectedly between major and minor and into distant keys, so a cheerful tune can darken within a single phrase.
Who can Schubert be mistaken for?
Listeners may confuse this music with that of Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn or Robert Schumann.
How hard is Schubert in the game?
The game has up to 254 excerpts by Schubert, depending on your country, and most are at the Hard level.
Pieces you may hear
- 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
- Erlkönig, D. 328
- Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
- 4 Impromptus, op. 142, D. 935
- Die Forelle, D. 550
- Heidenröslein, D. 257
- Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet"
- Sonata for Piano no. 20 in A major, D. 959
Portrait: Wilhelm August Rieder, Public domain; background removed.
