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10 Ernestine von Fricken
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Ten points for each question answered in full. Five points for a partial answer to a two-part question. 100 points-Genius!
1 Eight. They were Marie,. Elise, Julie, Emil, Ludwig (hospitalized for 31 years with a mental disorder), Ferdinand [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Eugenie and Felix.
Information about the Schumann Family.
Much data can be found in musical dictionaries, but there have been many books written about this German family. Information can, of course, be found on the internet, but it is more enjoyable to try to get the answers to these questions without looking them up somewhere.
9 An injury to his hand
5 Genoveva
Thomas A. Brown, The Aesthetics of Robert Schumann, New York, 1968
6 Johannes Brahms
Further reading: Stephen Walsh, The Lieder of Schumann, London, 1971
7 Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, 1834
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Questions about Clara and Robert SchumannHow many children did they have? Name two.Which child wrote the words to a Brahms song? Name the author and the song.Did Clara compose any piano music?To whom did Robert Schumann dedicate his "Fantasy in C Major?"Robert wrote an it.What young composer went to see Schumann and ended up staying with them?What was the name of Clara's half-sister who enjoyed a career as a classical pianist only to be overshadowed by Clara?Robert launched a newspaper about music. Name the newspaper.What made Robert Schumann give up playing the piano?Robert was in love with another woman before Clara. Name her.Bonus ten points: What was Robert Schumann's middle name?
Tim Dowley, Schumann, Omnibus Press [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 1982
8 Marie Wieck
Joan Chissell, Schumann, Dent, London, 1977
4 Franz Liszt
3 Yes. Preludes and Fugues, a Piano Trio, a Piano Concerto and many other pieces.
Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck were married over her father's objections. Wieck wanted his daughter (and most gifted piano student) to continue on her way as a professional pianist and forget marriage. She did marry [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], however, and was concertizing for the rest of her life to make money for the family. Some of these questions will include the children of Robert and Clara. Here are the questions about these two gifted musicians.
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Eric Sams, The Songs of Robert Schumann, Eulenberg, London, 1969
2 Felix. The song was "My love is green like a Fliederbusch." He also wrote two other poems for Brahms.
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