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Franz Peter Schubert was born on January 31st, 1797 in Vienna, Austria. He was the fourth son of a schoolmaster, Franz Theodor Schubert and Elizabeth Vietz was a domestic servant.
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He was a really shy boy, so in his spare time, he would compose or practise alone. He was inspired to compose Gretchen am Spinnrade by reading Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.
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He composed symphonies No.2 to No.5. In 1817, he lived with his friend and he wrote some piano sonatas because he didnt own a piano.
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In September, Schuber and his friend, Schober, left Vienna for writing Alfonso und Estrella. But when he came back, he met Edward Bauernfeld who showed him William Shakespeare works.
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He became very ill and stayed in a Vienna hospital. Though, his sickness didn't stop him from playing music, he composed 4 great works.
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He was never married because his family restricted it.
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He started having a headache and nausea. He died from typhoid fever on November 19th of 1828.
