Although reasonably successful in his native Austria, Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) achieved widespread recognition only after his death, when a number of influential 19th Century composers – including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Dvorak – discovered and championed his writing. Schubert’s output was considerable and covered many genres, including vocal works, symphonies, incidental music, opera, chamber music and items for keyboard.

This Moment Musical is taken from a set of 6 short piano pieces – it is number three in the collection. The piece makes an effective duet for the mixed woodwind combination of clarinet and bassoon.