Hi,
Im playing this piece in a big concert tommorow , & need a little info to introduce it. Theres none on google, & I dont know enough to make what I say sound good. Any info??

Also, what does the D stand for, I know its like opus, but what is it?

thanks

Firstly D stands for 'Deutsch' (Ie German). I think there was a German publisher who catalogued Schuberts works and gave them the 'D' numbers, a bit like Kochel did for Mozarts etc.
I have just dug out my Henle edition of Miscellaneous Schubert pieces and find that D178 is in there. Ive never played but I will try it for some sight reading practise tonight!

The first published (autograph) edition was dated 8th April 1815, shortly after his 2nd Symphony and the '10 variations for the FortePiano D156' , which was his first larger scale piece for piano. At the time he was a pupil of Antonio Salieri (1750-1825), who was conducting and teaching in Vienna at that time. He gave Schubert instruction in boarding school aoriund 1807-8, and later privately until early 1817.
Later he wrote an alternative version but it bore no resemblance except for the opening bars.

Above comments come from the preface in my volume. There are also some notes about alterations and crossings out Schubert made on the score, but not room to explain them here

Hope this helps.

Sorry to digress but I'm just a bit curious . Your birthdate is given as June 14 1992 which makes you 14 years old this June, and you have G8 Keyboard, G8 piano, G8 sax G8 ??. Did you start studying for all these when you were in the cradle and when did you have time to fit in your normal schooling, you know the sort of things I mean like , maths, English, geography etc. You must be a genius!!

I started electronic keyboard 4 yrs ago, & got grade 8 distinction last year, I just did a grade a term. As for piano, I had a head start by learning keyboard, but I've only been having pianop lessons for a year - grade 8 in 2 weeks time- AHRRRRRRR

I began clari 3 yrs ago, & have progressed really quickly, as i have with sax, which I've been playing for 1 1/2 years. I can fit all the practise in with schooling & clubs, just!!