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Schubert

Schubert

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A last name often used for people, for example the composer Franz Schubert
  • proper noun
  • /ˈʃuːbərt/
: Schubert
  • Even our repertoire spoke of diminished expectations: Beethoven's First, excerpts from Bizet's Carmen, Schubert's Unfinished.
  • Schubert's works

Examples

  • Her right is Kristen Schubert, managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • My name is Vivienne Schubert.

  • Frank Schubert, campaign manager for the leading group behind Proposition 8, said the accusations were baseless and made by a "rogue group."

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  • I'm Irwin Schubert.

  • Franz Schubert is celebrated for his contributions to classical music, particularly his lieder.

  • In our discussion about classical composers, we often mention Schubert for his innovative songwriting.

  • Many regard Schubert as one of the most talented composers of the early Romantic era.

Synonyms

Franz Schubert
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An Austrian composer who wrote many songs and piano pieces in the early 1800s

is a surname mainly associated with that Austrian composer born in 1797

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Schubert is a German surname used by many families and is most famous because of Franz Schubert. A helpful way to remember this name is to think of it as an old German family name that became known through the composer, which is why we often use it to talk about him or his music.