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Robert Schumann
The bittersweet life of German composer, Robert Schumann, is the type of story usually found only in the movies. Despite an attempted suicide, being confined to a mental institution, and an accidental self-mutilation to his hand that ruined his virtuosic skills as a pianist, Schumann still managed to become one of the greatest composers of the Romantic period. Please direct all questions about this troubled musician into this category.
108 Questions
When was Robert schumann fantasy pieces op 73 written?
Robert Schumann's Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73, were written in 1849.
What music did Robert schumann write?
Schumann wrote many different kinds of music but he is probably the most famous for, and considered a master of, the German Lied, or art song. It is usually a German poem that affected the composer emotionally in a deep way, and so composers like Schumann would write the music based on that emotion.
How did Clara Schumann meet Robert Schumann?
She was the daughter of Robert Schumann's piano teacher. She was much younger and her father did not approve because he wanted her to focus on playing the piano, due to the fact she was a prodigy.
What is Robert schumann's carnaval?
in 1831; he had a girlfriend named Christel. Also in 1836 named Ernestine von Fricken. They have been secretly engaged to her and he also titled a piano piece after her which was called Carnaval.
No, it wasn't schizophrenia depression. He died from syphilis and pneumonia. Back then, people who contracted syphilis were placed in asylums because they were considered crazy. I can only imagine how he was treated there.
What was the cause of death for Robert Schumann?
His exact cause of dead is unknown. Two years before his death he attempted suicide and was confined to an insane asylum. The symptoms of his death are such that the modern view is that it could have possibly been syphilis, or mercury poisoning.
