Abstract
In this paper, I will analyze the use of Schubert's piano trio in e flat op. 100 in Barry Lyndon, a 1975 Stanley Kubrick's film. First, I will consider the music independently of its original context. In a second part, I will see how Kubrick uses it in its film, and whether the music fits in the film. Finally, I will consider how one's vision of the scene is affected by knowledge of the music, and reconsider Max Steiner's conception that classical music should not be used in movies. Dated November 1827, the Schubert's piano trio in e flat was one of his last compositions. It was composed only several weeks after his piano trio no. 1 in b flat, at the request of a composer's close friend, Josef von Spaun, for Spaun's wedding.
