Depicts life in the early 19th century and the people and places of Vienna which have had an important influence on the music of Franz Schubert. Shows Schubert’s birth place, the church where he sang as a boy and where, later, his music was performed, life in Vienna and the group of singers, painters, poets and actors who were part of the romantic movement of this period. Excerpts from the following are included in the film: Valses Nobles, Opus 77; Moment Musicaux, Opus 94; the First and Second Movements of the Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”; “Der Lindenbaum”; the First Movement of the Quintet in A Major, Opus 114 “The Trout”; and “Serenade”.
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ACMI Identifier
009476
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Vienna (Austria)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Music & Performing Arts → Classical music
Music & Performing Arts → Composers - Biography
Music & Performing Arts → Music - History and criticism
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Music appreciation
Music & Performing Arts → Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
People → Composers - Biography
People → Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)