List of compositions by Franz Schubert by genre

Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an extremely prolific Austrian composer. He composed some 1500 works (or, when collections, cycles and variants are grouped, some thousand compositions). The largest group are the lieder for piano and solo voice (over six hundred), and nearly as many piano pieces. Schubert also composed some 150 part songs, some 40 liturgical compositions (including several masses) and around 20 stage works like operas and incidental music. His orchestral output includes thirteen symphonies (seven completed) and several overtures. Schubert's chamber music includes over 20 string quartets, and several quintets, trios and duos.

This article constitutes a complete list of Schubert's known works organized by their genre. The complete output is divided in eight series, and in principle follows the order established by the Neue Schubert-Ausgabe printed edition. The works found in each series are ordered ascendingly according to Deutsch numbers, the information of which attempts to reflect the most current information regarding Schubert's catalogue.

The list below includes the following information:

• D – the catalogue number assigned by Otto Erich Deutsch or NSA authorities
• Genre – the musical genre to which the piece belongs. This has been omitted when the genre is self-explanatory or unnecessary, i.e. piano dances
• Title – the title of the work
• Incipit – the first line(s) of text, as pertaining to vocal works
• Scoring – the instrumentation and/or vocal forces required for the work
• Informal Title – any additional names by which the work is known, when applicable
• Former Deutsch Number – information on Deutsch numbers that have been reassigned, when applicable
• Date – the known or assumed date of composition, when available; or date of publication
• Opus Number – the opus number of the original publication of the work, when applicable
• Setting – the order of setting as it pertains to vocal works that have numerous settings of the same text
• Version – the number of version as it pertains to works or vocal settings that have more than one existing version
• Notes – any additional information concerning the work: alternate titles, completeness, relation to other works, authorship, etc.