German Dance and Two Trios in C Major, D. 89

Composer: SCHUBERT, Franz
  • These come from a Schubert collection: 5 Minuets with 6 Trios and 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D.89. Schubert wrote this set on November 19, 1813.1
  • Schubert was 16 years old when he composed this.2
  • The set was originally written for string quartet.3
  • Judging from the date of composition, this set could have been in the repertoire of the Schubert family string quartet.4

Sources

  1.  “5 Minuets and 5 German Dances, D.89 (Schubert, Franz),” IMSLP, accessed January 23, 2020, https://imslp.org/wiki/5_Minuets_and_5_German_Dances%2C_D.89_(Schubert%2C_Franz). 
  2.  Maurice Brown, J.E., Eric Sams, and Robert Winter, “Schubert, Franz,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 23, 2020, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000025109. 
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.

Cut IDs

18311