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Why is Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No 8' known as unfinished?

Question #151805. Asked by odo5435.
Last updated Nov 10 2024.
Originally posted Nov 09 2024 10:59 AM.

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Answer has 2 votes.
The answer to this question continues to be debated by musicologists. For this reason, no definite answer can be provided. At least one theory is that he became distracted by other compositions he was working on.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._8_(Schubert)

Nov 10 2024, 12:13 AM
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To add to TriviaFan22's answer, here is a pretty good history of the piece...

link https://cso.org/experience/article/7349/the-mystery-of-schuberts-unfinished-symphony

Nov 10 2024, 8:28 PM
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