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Franz Peter Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria, on January 31, 1797, the fourth son of Franz Theodor Schubert, a schoolmaster, and Elizabeth Vietz, a domestic servant in Vienna.
He became familiar at this time with the music of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732â1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756â1791), and Ludwig von Beethoven (1770â1827). Schubert was a shy youth, and spent most of his spare time practicing and composing by himself.