Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic
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IntroGerman composer, pianist and critic
A.K.A.Robert Alexander Schumann
A.K.A.Robert Alexander Schumann
PlacesGermany
wasMusician Composer Pianist Critic Music critic Conductor Musicologist Music educator Writer
Work fieldAcademia Literature Music
Gender
Male
Instruments:Piano
Birth8 June 1810, Zwickau, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Death29 July 1856Endenich, Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Bonn, Cologne Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (aged 46 years)
Star signGemini
ResidenceSchumann-Haus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany; Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Family
Father:August Schumann
Siblings:Karl Schumann Julius Schumann
Spouse:Clara Schumann (12 September 1840-29 July 1856)
Children:Marie Schumann Julie Schumann Emil Schumann Ferdinand Schumann Eugenie Schumann Felix Schumann
Education
Leipzig University
Heidelberg University
Notable Works
Symphony No. 1 
Symphony No. 2 
Symphony No. 3 
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