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Schubert, Franz Peter. Important autograph musical manuscript signed, 1 page (4.25 x 7.12 in.; 108 x 181 mm.), 16 April 1825; in pristine condition. Accompanied by a fine engraving of the composer. The complete Waltz in G Major (Albumblatt) for piano (D.844) by Schubert in his own hand. Written in the album of Fräulein Anna Hönig, later Frau Mayerhofer von Grünbühel, in which the painter Moritz von Schwind, Schubert's friend, wote another piece on 7 August 1827. Despite dying at the early age thirty-one years, Schubert was extremely prolific. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Appreciation of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other nineteenth century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical era and early Romantic era and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century. The literal translation of Albumblatt is a page or leaf out of an album. "Album leaf "is the title of numerous minor compositions by a wide variety of classical composers. It also appears in the French version, "Feuille d'album" or "Feuillet d'album"; the German version Albumblatt (pl. Albumblätter); and other languages. Many of these pieces are for piano solo, but the title has also been used for other instrumental pieces in the salon music genre, and for vocal pieces. They tend to be short, pleasant, and not particularly demanding on the performer. There is no standard form or structure; the title Album leaf is quite arbitrary, and these pieces could just as easily have been called Prelude, Impromptu, Romance, Humoresque or other names. Originally, the term "Album leaf" was used for pieces written in dedication to a friend or admirer, to be inserted into their album or autograph book, and not intended for publication. It later lost any association with a particular dedicatee. The Schubert Albumblatt herewith is reproduced on page 111 of Rudolf F. Kallir's Autographensammler - lebaslanglich. Atlantis, Zurich. 1977. Autograph manuscript music of complete pieces by Schubert is extremely rare at auction. Provenance: Xaver Mayerhofer von Grünbühel, Völkermarkt (Carpathia)--Rudolf F. Kallir--present owner.