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Schubert, François

François Schubert (1808–1878) was a German violinist and composer based in Dresden, not to be confused with his near-contemporary the Austrian composer Franz Schubert, who died twenty years before him. He pursued a career as a court musician and violin teacher in Dresden, composing a substantial body of salon and concert pieces for the violin. His most celebrated work is L'Abeille (The Bee), a rapid and glittering showpiece that imitates a bee in flight through relentless semiquaver figuration, and which has remained a popular recital and teaching piece since its publication.

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