Schubert

Franz Schubert was a very busy composer. He composed nearly one thousand pieces of music in his limited career. I became intrigued by his music for the first time when I heard Ave Maria in Prague. I have always been aware of him, but that performance really sparked an interest in his music. I have confidence in saying that Franz Schubert’s music is therapeutic and peaceful to an anxiously troubled soul.

Schubert did a lot of experimenting in his works and was influenced by Beethoven and Mozart. He used a relaxing technique from the Romantic period by putting off the final resolution to the end of the piece. I could imagine that composing such works of music was therapeutic to him as well. I found Ave Maria to be very therapeutic for me. It was haunting but so beautiful in the fact that it made the anxieties in my life so distant and caused my racing thoughts to go quiet.

Franz Schubert was only thirty one when he died. It was almost if he sensed when he was going to die, and writing such beautifully haunting music was his way of coping. Whatever the reason was for his musical style, it appears to have a calming effect on those who listen. I plan to use it to help reduce my anxiety, because it had that affect on me in Prague. In conclusion, his interest in experimenting with his music resulted in a great therapeutic method for all of his listeners.