Show Schubert's Serenade Seren-ide Whatever his inspiration Schubert Schubert bert wrote the Serenade to suit the words of a poem by Ludwig A number of poems were originally sent by their author to Beethoven who declined to do anything with them because of the state of his health but who recommended that they be turned over to Schubert This was done after Beethoven's death In 18 1828 2 8 Schubert wrote a number of fine songs which were brought out after his death under the title of Swan Songs Serenade is No 4 of the Swan Songs which include six others written to words Schubert was born January 31 1797 and died November 19 10 1828 |