Symphony Listening Program - Shubert
- What
- Symphony Listening Program - Shubert
- When
- 1/20/2026
Day 1: This week's feature composer is Franz Schubert (SHU-bairt). The feature composition is the third movement from the Piano Quintet in A Major. Schubert composed the Piano Quintet for a group of five instruments: one violin, one viola, one cello, one double bass, and one piano. The musical term for five is quintet. That is why Schubert called his composition "Quintet."
Day 2: This week's feature composer is Franz Schubert. The feature composition is the third movement from the Piano Quintet in A Major. Shubert composed the Piano Quintet for himself and his musical friends. They liked to get together in the evening to play music. The third movement of the quintet is called "Scherzo" (SCARE-tso). Schubert composed "Scherzo" because he wanted a short, lively movement in his quintet.
Day 3: This week's feature composer is Franz Schubert. The feature composition is "Scherzo" from the Piano Quintet in A Major. Seubert composed the Piano Quintet so he and his friends could play music together. He wanted "Scherzo" to be a short, lively movement of the quintet. Schubert began "Scherzo" with an energetic, spirited theme played by the violin and piano. He wrote a smoother theme for the middle section. Schubert repeated his first spirited theme to complete "Scherzo."
Day 4: This week's feature composer is Franz Schubert. The feature composition is "Scherzo" from the Piano Quintet in A Major. Major. Schubert had a special musical plan for "Scherzo." He wanted it to be a short, lively movement of the quintet. Schubert composed an energetic, spirited theme to begin "Scherzo." Then he wrote a smoother theme for the middle. Schubert repeated the first spirited theme to complete "Scherzo." This makes "Scherzo" sound lively.
Day 5: This week's feature composition has been "Scherzo" from the Piano Quintet in A Major. Can you remember the name of the composer? That's right. It is Franz Schubert. He was a clever composer. Schubert composed "Scherzo" because he wanted a short, lively movement in his quintet. Schubert made his "Scherzo" sound lively by beginning and ending with a spirited, energetic theme.