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| '''Johann Schobert''' (died ], ]) was a ] ] and ]. | '''Johann Schobert''' (died ], ]) was a ] ] and ]. | ||
| Schobert is thought to have been born in 1735 and in Schlesien, Austria.<ref> http://www.haydn.dk/mhc_schobert.php </ref> Most likely, he was from ], as suggested by ], or from ], as claimed by Christian Schubart in his autobiography. The time of Schobert's birth is also uncertain. It is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740. | Schobert is thought to have been born in 1735 and in Schlesien, ].<ref> http://www.haydn.dk/mhc_schobert.php </ref> Most likely, he was from ], as suggested by ], or from ], as claimed by Christian Schubart in his autobiography. The time of Schobert's birth is also uncertain. It is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740. | ||
| In ], Schobert moved to ] where he served the ]. He composed many books of ] for his instrument, most of them with an accompanying part for one or more other instruments. Schobert also wrote harpsichord ]s, symphonies and the ] ''le Garde-Chasse et le Braconnier''. | In ], Schobert moved to ] where he served the ]. He composed many books of ] for his instrument, most of them with an accompanying part for one or more other instruments. Schobert also wrote harpsichord ]s, symphonies and the ] ''le Garde-Chasse et le Braconnier''. | ||
| In Paris, Schobert came in contact with Leopold Mozart. Reportedly, Schobert was offended by Mozart's comments that his children played Schobert's works with ease. | In Paris, Schobert came in contact with ]. Reportedly, Schobert was offended by Mozart's comments that his children played Schobert's works with ease. | ||
| Schobert was a significant influence on the young ], who arranged a number of movements from Schobert's sonatas for use in his own piano concertos. | Schobert was a significant influence on the young ], who arranged a number of movements from Schobert's sonatas for use in his own piano concertos. | ||
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Johann Schobert (died August 28, 1767) was a German composer and harpsichordist.
Schobert is thought to have been born in 1735 and in Schlesien, Austria. Most likely, he was from Silesia, as suggested by Friedrich Melchior von Grimm, or from Nuremberg, as claimed by Christian Schubart in his autobiography. The time of Schobert's birth is also uncertain. It is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740.
In 1760, Schobert moved to Paris where he served the Prince of Conti. He composed many books of sonatas for his instrument, most of them with an accompanying part for one or more other instruments. Schobert also wrote harpsichord concertos, symphonies and the opéra comique le Garde-Chasse et le Braconnier.
In Paris, Schobert came in contact with Leopold Mozart. Reportedly, Schobert was offended by Mozart's comments that his children played Schobert's works with ease.
Schobert was a significant influence on the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who arranged a number of movements from Schobert's sonatas for use in his own piano concertos.
Schobert died in Paris, along with his wife and one of his children, after mistakenly eating poisonous mushrooms.
Sources
- Article on Johann Schobert in the German Misplaced Pages
- Article on Johann Schobert in the French Misplaced Pages
- The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, 1994, Oxford University Press.
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