January 31 - Franz Schubert (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 31st are here: Franz Schubert; George Benjamin (2020), Philip Glass; Mario Lanza (2021), and Justin Timberlake; Carol Channing (2022)

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Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was one of the greatest nineteenth century composers.
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad Planning

In the cycle he called Winter Journey,

A lover leaves, ne’er to return, he

Reaches his end

With no wife and no friend,

And, I’m guessing, no probate attorney.

 

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Duly Noted

There are very few symphonies finer

Than that Schubert wrote in b minor;

It isn’t diminished

By being "Unfinished", —

Or so says the note on the liner.

 

 

 

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