6 Moments musicaux, D.780 (Op.94)

Op. 94

Franz Schubert 1797–1828
Op. 94
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Themes & character
Six short character pieces·Intimate scale·Published 1828·Contains the famous F minor

At a glance

Catalogue
Op. 94

Movements

1
ModeratoC major

Gentle and songlike, unfolding without hurry.

2
AndantinoA♭ major

Serene outer sections framing a darker, more troubled middle.

3
Allegro moderatoF minor

The famous one, once published separately as Air russe: a light, dancing tune over a staccato bass.

4
ModeratoC♯ minor

Steady running figuration in the manner of a Bach prelude.

5
Allegro vivaceF minor

Fierce and heavily accented, the most driven piece of the set.

6
AllegrettoA♭ major

A grave, harmonically searching close, among Schubert's most inward pieces.

About the piece

Six short pieces published together in 1828, the last year of Schubert's life, though several were written considerably earlier. The title, coined by his publisher, describes them well: musical moments rather than fully argued forms. They are among the first Romantic character pieces for piano, predating Schumann's and Mendelssohn's collections, and their mix of the domestic and the desolate is unmistakably Schubert. The third, in F minor, became a favorite of nineteenth century drawing rooms.

The composer

Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
1797–1828

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He was immensely prolific despite living a short life, leaving behind a vast oeuvre of more than 1,000 compositions, including over 600 Lieder and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. Among these are the songs "Gretchen am Spinnrade", "Erlkönig" and "Ave Maria"; the Trout Quintet; the Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished); the Symphony No. 9 in C major ; the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor ; the String Quintet in C major; the Impromptus for solo piano; the last three piano sonatas; the Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands; the incidental music to the play Rosamunde; the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise; and the song collection Schwanengesang.

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