Another former choirboy, this composer grew up in Vienna around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. In a short life (he died before reaching his 32nd birthday, leaving a famous Unfinished Symphony) he composed nine splendid symphonies in all and a great deal of lovely, inventive, melodic and thoughtful chamber music, including over 600 art-songs (Lieder) for which he is perhaps best remembered as a masterly pioneer of the form. The very best social musical evenings of his day were known by a term derived from his surname. Yet he died poor, and was buried next to Beethoven whom he had deeply admired.Who was he?

Quiz on composers and musicians whose names begin with the letter 'S'.