1810-1856
Born in Germany
Son of a bookseller who loved literature
Mother made him study law
Wanted to be a pianist
Finally convinced his mother to let him go to U of Leipzig to study with Friedrich Wieck

Practiced hard, but had physical difficulties
Fingers in right hand ended hopes as a performer
Turned to composing
Established an important publication
Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
The New Journal for Music
Became the leading journals of music criticism in Europe

Began to court Clara Wieck (composer), his piano teacher’s daughter
Her father opposed the marriage
Became even psychopathic about the objection
The two appealed the courts and married anyway (Clara was 21, Robert was 30) in 1840
1840 was the ***Liederjahr***
The Year of the Song
Schumann produced over 100 of his Lieder in that one year

Clara – performed Robert’s piano works and contributed to the spread of his fame
Robert became very moody, however, and began to isolate himself from the......

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