Schubert

[ shoo-bert; German shoo-bert ]

/ ˈʃu bərt; German ˈʃu bɛrt /

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noun

Franz

[frahnts], /frɑnts/, 1797–1828, Austrian composer.

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How to use Schubert in a sentence

In the nation-wide crusade against gay marriage, Schubert was king.
The Man Behind NOM’s New War on Transgender Students|Caitlin Dickson|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Exactly one year ago, Frank Schubert was on top of the world.
The Man Behind NOM’s New War on Transgender Students|Caitlin Dickson|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Schubert is hoping to expand the project statewide and hire a full-time investigator.
Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Talking Project|Christine Pelisek|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I think I screamed,” said Schubert when she learned of the DNA hit.
Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Talking Project|Christine Pelisek|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Schubert discovered that Chavez had been autopsied, and a sample of his blood was still in evidence.
Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Talking Project|Christine Pelisek|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And then what could be more deep and poetic than Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert's and Wagner's songs?
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
As to Schubert, I think Chopin knew too little of his music to be appreciably influenced by him.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Speaking of playing duets reminds me of Schubert, who, Gutmann informed me, was a favourite of Chopin's.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
"Oscar Schubert's death was equally mysterious," continued Emily, turning the Beacon inside out.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Quite as inaccurate is a statement of Schindlers touching a meeting between Schubert and Beethoven in this year.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

British Dictionary definitions for Schubert

Schubert

/ (ˈʃuːbət) /

noun

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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