Schubert

Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert(1797-1828) was born into a poor family in Vienna, his father was a poor teacher. Though his family was poor, they loved music very much, so Schubert was able to expose to music since he was little. When he was nine, his performance in music had become better than his father and brothers. Schubert got into a music school to learn how to compose when he was eleven, and he showed great talent. But because of the pressure of money from his family, he became a teacher just like his father. He taught at school during the day, and never stop composing at night. He usually composed using poem as lyrics, such like Goethe's poem.

In 1818, Schubert decided to quit teaching, focus on composition. Unfortunately, his work did't recieve good response, so his economic situation didn't turn well. Luckily, because of his good temper, he had many good friends who were willing to help him. They not only give him economic help, they also promoted his work.

Schubert died when he was only 31, his friends buried him near to Beethoven because of his admiration to Beethoven. Though his life was not long, he left us many great compositions.