The Genius of Schubert’s Melodic Writing - Composer Insights 

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Schubert is the master of melody. What looks like a simple tune becomes an incredibly rich and gorgeous masterpiece. Thanks so much for this delightful video. It's hard to imagine what he (Schubert) might have achieved and created if he had lived longer.

I've never realised how much of a genius Schubert really was. Thank you Gareth for showing it to us !

I once had a Schubert melody stuck in my head for well over a month and I never really got tired of it

I really like the composer insights series, thanks for it!

Thanks for the insight in Schuberts melodic work. It might be worth mentioning that the first melodic phrase is 7 instead of 8 bars long. Interesting how well it works; my first impression is that it works as he is playing with upbeat downbeat confusion and different upbeat length if seen as upbeat.

cant express enough how i love the way you showed us how to listen and understand this part of this piece

I love not only his melodies but his subtle modulations. Blink and you suddenly find yourself in a completely different key.

Great video. It's amazing what a master can make of such simple melodic material! I'm inclined to "improve" by means of additional complexity, but Schubert makes every note tell. I think you covered the first movement of this sonata in a Livestream a while back. That inspired me to analyze the first movement of his Ab sonata for a class.

Thank you Gareth. This was a fantastic video. I am looking forward to learn this piece with you.

When I was little, I remember my father used to talk about Schubert all of the time, play Schubert, listen Schubert! I couldn't understand back then, but after doing some research and playing Schubert myself, I now do. Marvellous pieces.

I found it both both; interesting and helpful. Thanks very much!

Thanks Gareth, once again a really enjoyable video giving useful insights to composition and Schubert’s writing. I feel his time as a chorister in his youth grounded him in good melody

This a very valuable information and insights. I have become more and more aware of the beautiful music of Schubert. I think the first time I realized this was when I listened to his piano trio no. 2, opus 100. I thought (and still think) that the beauty of this piece is exquisite.

i have been waiting this topic, thank you so much.

Great inspiring video. Schubert is a genious.

Wonderful!

Delightful, must analyze this in dept. Such a pity he left so soon... Can only imagine Mozart living into his 50s, Beethoven 10 more years and this man at least that long. What would our music vocabulary be in such a world

Thank you, Gareth. I adore your teachings.

What a difference the chords make ! Thank you

Very nicely done, thanks!

Many thank's for this, been a lifelong lover of this man's music. How about a deconstruction of a John Field nocturne?

I learn so much watching your videos. This one particularly. Thank you so much

Always excited to see another composer insights! Would love to hear about some of Clara Schumann’s composition work sometime!

Lovely talk Prof!!

Thank you for the great video.

It is good that there is full screen.

Composers usually use F for "Forté" and p for "piano". Schubert uses them as well, but also prefers to enhance these traditional dynamic markings by simply modulating to another key. It's his way of taking you on a journey through the hills and valleys of a given key. His Symphonies and Lieder are a good example of this technique.

Thank you very much for this video!

Interesting insight as always

Excellent! Thanks VERY much.

Thanks very much, very nice and wonderful analyse.

Many thanks for these videos. It adds so much to the music, if you know how it's crafted and it's also most helpful to understand other composers' works for own writing purposes. Could you please tell me which opus this is or the Deutschverzeichnis number?

Dats beautiful

Love Schubert. He is one my favorites definitely.

He talks about Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 13 in A, Andante (2nd mov.)

Thanks!

Anybody could write that. Lol that’s one of the funnest things I’ve ever heard. Schubert was a true genius beyond comprehension. He and Beethoven are like father and son of all modern melodic music we know today. Along with Mozart of course but great “art” came into the world with these two

Elucidating !!

07:35 measures 5-6: appoggiatura using V 13th chord

Similarities to Arvo Part?

I assume that all the great composers of the Classical and Baroque periods, like Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and J.S. Bach were melodic geniuses.

Fantastic channel. Fantastic videos and a step by step approach to tell us what really happens, Starting from scratch and than going from melody cell to the next cell (and harmonies + rhythms) with all kinds of suggested possible evolving ways but showing than what Schubert did to make it special, rising above a normal level into the direction of the sublime and the genial/brilliant. Also good to learn an entire vocabulary about the functions of the different parts in relationship to the other parts. It becomes a kind of storytelling in this fabulous presented way. As would be composer I would like to reverse the process : telling that story with this words and determining the specifics of all the musical facets of this cells. Also very (ped)agogical and didactical presented Just the serie of video lessons I'm looking for. Just great!👍👍👍

Interesting how playing an Alberti bass under the melody basically changes it to Mozart...