Was Schubert Gay?

"Was Schubert Gay?" is a question that has been haunting Schubert scholars for over 30 years. In this video, we trace the history of the subject from its explosive origin to today. Buckle in for one wild ride!

The Life of Schubert Playlist
   • The Life of Schubert  

Find my Bibliography for this video on my website:
http://www.dominiqueroyem.com/citatio...

Support my educational music videos on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5165291

Follow me on Social Media!
Instagram   / dominiqueroyem  
Twitter   / dominiqueroyem  
Facebook   / dominiqueroyemconductor  
TikTok   / dominiqueroyem  

0:00 Intro
1:25 Maynard Solomon Introduction
2:45 Solomon’s Ideas About Schubert’s Homosexuality
3:21 Kenner Quote
4:04 Bauerfeld Quote
4:53 Huttenbrenner Quote
5:06 Article reception
5:22 92nd Street Y Story
5:38 Susan McClary's article Constructions of Subjectivity in Schubert’s Music”
6:10 The New York Times’s Responses
6:42 19th Centruy Music Special Edition
7:02 Rita Steblin Introduction
7:19 Steblin’s Response to Solomon
7:52 Steblin’s “No Coded Language” Critique
8:50 Stebin Rebuke of Solomon
9:11 Solomon’s response to Stebin’s Critique
9:43 Solomon’s response to Stebin’s Critique on the “Peacocks” Quote
11:05 Solomon’s Response to Stebin’s lack of Coded Language
11:26 Discussion on the Rest of the Special Issue of 19th Century Music
11:45 Steblin’s Continued Publications
12:17 Other’s Writing Against Solomon
12:36 Dr. Royem’s Opinion of the Question “Was Schubert Gay?”
13:44 Kramer Quote
13:59 McClary Quote
14:45 Outro