Biography of franz schubert symphony no 4

The Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D 417, is a symphony by Franz Schubert completed in April 1816^[1] when Schubert was 19 years old, a year after his Third Symphony However, it was not premiered until November 19, 1849, in Leipzig, more than two decades after Schubert's death.^[2] The symphony was called the Tragic (German: Tragische) by its composer.

Structure

Schubert added the title Tragic to his autograph manuscript some time after the work was completed.^[1] It is not known why. It can be noted, however, that the symphony is one of only two he wrote (the Unfinished Symphony is the other) in a minorkey.

The scoring is for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B♭, two bassoons, four horns in A♭, C and E♭, two trumpets in C and E♭, timpani, and strings. There are four movements, and a performance lasts around 30 minutes.

The slow introduction is modeled after Haydn's The Representation of Chaos overture to