Johann Schobert

German composer

Johann Schobert (c. 1720, 1735 or 1740 – 28 August 1767) was a composer and harpsichordist. His date of birth is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740, his place of birth as Silesia, Alsace, or Nuremberg. He died after eating poisonous mushrooms that he insisted were edible.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Concerto for Piano no. 2 in B-flat major, K. 39
  • Concerto for Piano no. 2 in B-flat major, K. 39: II. Andante staccato
  • Renaissance, Book II: No. 7. Menuet in E-flat major
  • Six sonates pour le clavecin, op. 14
  • Sonata in D minor, op. 14 no. 4
  • Sonata in D minor, op. 14 no. 4: I. Allegro assai
  • Sonata in D minor, op. 14 no. 4: II. Andante
  • Sonata in D minor, op. 14 no. 4: III. Presto