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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 Gec
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- Author
- Geck, Martin; Spencer, Stewart
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226284699
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, Music
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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