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Robert Schumann Quotes
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 Robert Schumann (8 June 1810–29 July 1856) was a German composer and pianist. Unsourced In order to compose, all you need do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of. The talent works, the genius creates. If that's what your jokes sound...




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Robert Schumann Information
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 Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8, 1810–July 29, 1856) was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is one of the most famous Romantic composers of the 19th century. He had hoped to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist, having...




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 Musical Opinion
a note on the Symphonies of Robert Schumann
07/01/2006: 679 words, approx. 2 pages It has been a heartening experience over the last half century or so to see the general acceptance of the symphonies of Robert Schumann into the mainstream repertoire, for it was not so very long ago that his orchestration was often held up to...
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Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke
01/01/2006: 371 words, approx. 1 pages Robert Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73, version for violin. Revised edition edited by Ernst Herttrich. Violin part bowed and fingered by Ernst Schliephake; piano part fingered by Hans-Martin Theobold. G. Henle Verlag, $17.95. Beethoven can be considered the first modern composer in the sense...
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Syphilis makes comeback in Europe amid spread of risky sex, online dating sites
12/20/2007: 759 words, approx. 3 pages Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th Century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe."Syphilis used to be a very rare disease," said Dr. Marita van de Laar, an expert in sexually transmitted diseases at the European Centre for...
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Risky sex returns syphilis to Europe
12/21/2007: 759 words, approx. 3 pages Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th Century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe."Syphilis used to be a very rare disease," said Dr. Marita van de Laar, an expert in sexually transmitted diseases at the European Centre for...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Leon B. Plantinga
21,686 words, approx. 72 pages
 In the following excerpts, Plantinga examines several facets of Schumann's criticism, with particular emphasis on his style and musical philosophy.
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Critical Essay by Leon Botstein
17,764 words, approx. 59 pages
 In the following essay, Botstein places Schumann's literary and musical work in the context of nineteenth-century German culture and thought.
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Critical Essay by John Daverio
14,561 words, approx. 49 pages
 In the following excerpt, Daverio demonstrates how Schumann's criticism reflects his passionate desire to unite music and language.


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