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Robert Schumann: the life and work of a romantic composer

By Martin , Schumann , Robert;Geck

Book information

Publisher
Siedler Verlag;The University of Chicago Press
ISBN
9783641047214, 9780226284712, 0226284719, 3641047218
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2647424 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1810-1856;Composers -- Germany -- Biography;BIOBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Composers & Musicians;CRobert

Description

Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, Schumann began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. When a permanent injury to his hand prevented him from pursuing a career as a touring concert pianist, he turned his energies and talents to composing, writing hundreds of works for piano and voice, as well as four symphonies and an opera. Here acclaimed biographer Martin Geck tells the fascinating story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and s.

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