Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 7 (Schubert)
Symphony No. 7 is the name given to a four-movement symphony in E major ( 729) drafted by Franz Schubert in August 1821. Although the work (which comprises about 1350 bars) is structurally complete,
Instrumentation#
This symphony is scored for an even larger orchestral force than Schubert’s eighth and ninth symphonies. The score calls for double woodwinds, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings.
Movements#
;Weingartner completion ;Newbould completion : \relative c \tempo “Adagio” \key e \minor \time 2/2 g2\pp (fis) a (g) b (ais4 b8. cis16) d4 (cis) ->~\fz 8 r\fermata (The true marking is rather than , but that is not available in LilyPond as implemented on Wikipedia.)
Further reading#
- Brian Newbould
- Schubert and the Symphony: a New Perspective Paperback (Toccata Press, 1992; paperback reissue 1999), , – Hardback, – Paperback
- Schubert: the Music and the Man (Gollancz/University of California Press, 1997; paperback reissue 1999), ,
- Christopher Howard Gibbs
- The Life of Schubert (Musical Lives) Paperback , published by Cambridge University Press Paperback (April 28, 2000), ,
- Composer
- Franz Schubert