Throughout his life he suffered from mental disturbances (possibly similar to dementia praecox) that culminated in complete insanity two years before his death. In 1840 he married Clara Wieck, one of the leading pianists of the day. From age 18 on he composed prolifically and was active also as a musical journalist, founding in 1834 the Neue Leipziger Zeitschrift f ür Musik to promote new ideas and composers. ![]() In 1828 –29 he studied pianoforte with Friedrich Wieck, but an attempt to strengthen his fingers by a mechanical device so disabled one finger that a virtuoso career became impossible. Apart from the musical tuition received at school, he had no guidance in composition. The fifth child of a bookseller and publisher, he early displayed both musical and literary talents. Zwickau (Saxony), Germany, J(christened Robert Alexander) d. JSTOR 955016.Romanticist composer of vocal and instrumental music b. "Review: Schuman Scenes – Kinderszenen, Op. International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music. "Aesthetic and Cultural Issues in Schumann's Kinderszenen". "Music Reviews: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 by Robert Schumann, Otto von Irmer, Walther Lampe". ![]()
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