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Which early works did Franz Schubert compose while he was still a student?
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Franz Schubert
Portrait of Franz Schubert, oil on wood by Gábor Melegh, 1827; in the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest.
While Franz Schubert was a student at the Stadtkonvikt in Vienna, he was initially shy about sharing his compositions. However, his earliest works from these years included:
- A long Fantasia for Piano Duet
- A song
- Several orchestral overtures
- Various pieces of chamber music
- Three string quartets
- An unfinished operetta titled Der Spiegelritter (The Looking-glass Knight), based on a text by August von Kotzebue1
These compositions eventually came to the attention of his tutor, the composer Antonio Salieri, through the encouragement of Schubert's friends.1