When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love.

In October 1808 he became a pupil at the Stadtkonvikt (Imperial seminary) through a choir scholarship.  940) for piano duet. ".

Franz Peter Schubert (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈʃuːbɛɐ̯t]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. Franz Liszt Robert Schumann Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn among others discovered and championed his works in the 19th century. In a short lifespan of less than 32 years Schubert was a prolific composer writing some 600 Lieder nine symphonies (including the famous "UnfiniFranz Schubertd Symphony") liturgical music operas some incidental music and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.