Robert Schumann


Robert Alexander Schumann was born in the small riverside town of
Zwickau, Saxony, in 1810.The youngest of five children, Robert Schumann was
brought up in comfortable, middle-class respectability. As a child, he
apparently exhibited no remarkable abilities.
At the age of six, Robert was sent to the local preparatory school, run
by Archdeacon Dohner. He had in fact already begun his education, with the young
tutor who gave lessons in exchange for board and lodging at the Schumann home.
At the age of seven Robert received his first piano lessons, from Johann
Gottfried Kuntzsch, organist at St. Mary's Church, and schoolmaster at the
Zwickau Lyceum. Kuntzsch was a kindly, conservative musician of limited
abilities; his knowledge stemmed from leisure-time study. Nevertheless, Robert
was soon improvising, and even composing a set of dances for the piano.
Robert's musical talent was recognized by his father. He bought an
expensive Streicher grand piano for his son,......

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