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Robert Schumann(* June 8, 1810 in Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony; † July 29, 1856 in Endenich) was a German composer, music critic and conductor. Today he is counted among the most important composers of the Romantic period. In the first phase of his career he mainly composed piano music. In 1840, the year he married the pianist Clara Wieck, he wrote almost 150 songs. Robert Schumann had a double talent for literature and music. Poems, artistic prose, drafts for dramas and musical compositions stood side by side on an equal footing at a young age. It was only after 1830 that music became the focus of his life concept. Both in his compositions and from 1834 at the latest with the help of his literary work, he strove for future-oriented, poetic music. Many contemporaries considered his works to be too difficult. But with the musicological discussion of late works since the end of the 20th century, the way we look at it has changed. -Go to Article …

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