(new edition by Gustav Hauff, Leipzig, 1884, in Reclams Universal-Bibliothek); in this collection most of the pieces are characterized by the "Sturm und Drang" period. One of the poems he wrote there and published in the Schwäbischer Musen-Almanach in 1783 was Die Forelle (The Trout), set to music by Franz Schubert in 1817. He was set free in 1787 by Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, and expressed his gratitude in "" ("Hymn to Frederick the Great"). Schubart was now appointed musical director and manager of the theatre at Stuttgart, where he continued his and began his autobiography, ("Schubart's Life and Thoughts", 2 vols, 1791–1793), but he died before its completion in Stuttgart. His (Collected Writings and Fates) appeared in 8 volumes (Stuttgart, 1839–1840). Among Schubart's musical works are the operetta , the melodrama , three books of (1786), a "Salve Regina", and various songs and keyboard pieces. References Further reading Daniel Friedrich Strauss, (2 volumes, 1849; 2nd ed., 1878) Gustav Hauff, Christian Daniel Schubart (1885) , (1888) External links Ideen zu einer Aesthetik der Tonkunst, Vienna, 1806 (excerpts) Schubart Museum in Aalen (Exhibit on his life and work) Der Bettelsoldat (mp3) – Free audio book. The organ und church where Schubart worked as a young man Information from the Schubart Quintet 1739 births 1791 deaths German poets People from Ludwigsburg Sturm und Drang German classical organists German male organists German classical composers German male classical composers German male poets German male novelists German male dramatists and playwrights 18th-century German dramatists and playwrights 18th-century classical composers 18th-century keyboardists 18th-century German composers 18th-century German male musicians Male classical organists