Joseph Schubert

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Joseph Schubert (December 20, 1754 – July 28, 1837) was a German composer, violinist, and violist.

Schubert was born in Varnsdorf, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) to a musical family. He received his early musical education from his father, who was a cantor, and then in Prague. In 1778, he moved to Berlin to study the violin with Paul Kohn, director of the royal orchestra there.

In 1779, Schubert obtained a position as violinist in the court of Heinrich Friedrich, the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. In 1788, he accepted a post as violist in the court orchestra of Dresden, where he remained until his death in 1837.

Schubert gained recognition as a versatile composer, cited in the 1812 edition of Ernst Ludwig Gerber's lexicon of composers. His opus includes 15 masses, 4 operas, 17 sonatas, and 49 concertos for solo instruments. The Saxon State Library in Dresden holds the manuscripts of three viola concertos attributed to him.

Published works

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in C major (Schott Music, ed. Karlheinz Schultz-Hauser)

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 66657835 LCCN: n87127332 ISNI: 0000 0001 1662 3745 GND: 120236060 NKC: xx0110669

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Name	Schubert, Joseph
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Short description	German composer
Date of birth	December 20, 1757
Place of birth
Date of death	July 28, 1837
Place of death

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