Schubert

American  

[shoo-bert, shoo-bert] / ˈʃu bərt, ˈʃu bɛrt /

noun

1. Franz 1797–1828, Austrian composer.

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Schubert British  

/ ˈʃuːbət /

noun

1. Franz ( Peter ) (frants). 1797–1828, Austrian composer; the originator and supreme exponent of the modern German lied. His many songs include the cycles Die Schöne Müllerin (1823) and Die Winterreise (1827). His other works include symphonies and much piano and chamber music including string quartets and the Trout piano quintet (1819)

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Example Sentences

Other gifts include Bruckner’s Fourth and Eighth Symphonies, Schubert’s “Great” C major, Dvořák’s “New World” and Sibelius’s Fifth—a work in which Karajan remains sovereign.

From The Wall Street Journal

She plays Schubert on the piano, a character detail that feels tacked on, but at least it is a character detail.

From Los Angeles Times

At the podium, she led the 50-strong orchestra through works by Austria's Franz Schubert, Finland's Jean Sibelius and the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.

From Barron's

“We were able to compensate for the challenging conditions in China and the U.S. with partly significant increases in South America and Europe,” said Marco Schubert, member of the group’s extended executive committee for sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorák and Richard Strauss were on the tour’s docket — nothing written in the last 125 years.

From Los Angeles Times