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Author photo. From "Woman's Work in Music," Arthur Elson, 1903 (Project Gutenberg)

From "Woman's Work in Music," Arthur Elson, 1903 (Project Gutenberg)

Clara Schumann (1819–1896)

Author of Piano Music of Robert Schumann, Series II

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Wieck, Clara (birth)
Date of birth
1819-09-13
Date of death
1896-05-20
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female
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Germany
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Leipzig, Germany
Dresden, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
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pianist
composer
piano teacher
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Schumann, Robert (husband)
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Clara Schumann, née Wieck, was a child prodigy -- she made her public concert debut at age 9 -- who grew up into of the greatest pianists of the Romantic era. She married the composer Robert Schumann in 1840 after a long battle with her father, and the couple had 8 children. She and her husband were both mentors of Johannes Brahms.
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