Johann Schobert
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Johann Schobert (died August 28, 1767) was a German composer and harpsichordist.
Schobert's place of birth is not known for certain. Most likely, he was from Silesia, as suggested by Friedrich Melchior von Grimm, or from Nuremberg, as claimed by Christian Schubart in his autobiography. The time of Schobert's birth is also uncertain. It is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740.
In 1760 Schobert moved to Paris where he served the Prince of Conti. He composed many books of sonatas for his instrument, most of them with an accompanying part for one or more other instruments. Schobert also wrote harpsichord concertos, symphonies and the opéra comique le Garde-Chasse et le Braconnier.
Schobert was a significant influence on the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who arranged a number of movements from Schobert's sonatas for use in his own piano sonatas and concertos.
Schobert died in Paris, along with his wife and one of his children, after mistakenly eating poisonous mushrooms.
[edit] Sources
- Article on Johann Schobert in the German Wikipedia
- Article on Johann Schobert in the French Wikipedia
- The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, 1994, Oxford University Press.
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