Well... he wanted to make his fingers longer, so he or someone else made a metal machine that would pull his fingers to 'make them longer'. Let's just say it didn't go to well. he ended up with three (I think) broken fingers and he could not control them. He
died in an asylum because of his nervous breakdowns.
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Weick, she was the daughter of Robert Schumann's Piano teacher.
According to http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Schumann-Clara.htm, Clara Schumann was trained from the age of 5 with her father, the well-known pedagogue Friedrich Wieck.
Protestant
Clara Wieck was married to Robert Schumann and was loved by Johannes Brahms. Brahms adored Schumann as his mentor and friend, so he never tried to woo Clara even after Robert's death.
Schumann used a mechanical device in order to improve independence and dexterity of his hands as a pianist which caused him a permanent injury in two fingers--presumably while practicing his "Toccata: Opus 7."
Schumann used a mechanical device in order to improve independence and dexterity of his hands as a pianist which caused him a permanent injury in two fingers--presumably while practicing his "Toccata: Opus 7."
One story about Schumann holds that in an attempt to make his fingers longer and hence enable him to play the piano better he made a finger stretcher (a little like a medieval 'rack'). After over using it one day, he damaged all of the fingers and was unable to play properly again. Whether this is true or not? who knows.
Robert Schumann's parents were August Schumann and Johanna Christiane Schumann (nÊe Schnabel).
he never does.
Robert Schumann has 8 children
Coco Schumann's birth name is Heinz Jakob Schumann.
Robert Schumann's birth name is Schumann, Robert Alexander.
Hannelore Landrock-Schumann has written: 'Hannelore Landrock-Schumann'
Robert Schumann was German.
Yes
Five Fingers - 1959 Station Break 1-1 was released on: USA: 3 October 1959