Robert Schumann

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Born

1810

Died

1856

Works

465

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Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream.…

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Germany

Active from

1810

Active to

1856

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Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic associated with the early Romantic era. He composed works across a wide range of genres, including music for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ensembles, orchestra, choir, and opera. His compositions are often viewed as representative of German Romanticism. Born in Zwickau, Saxony, into a middle-class family with no direct musical background, Schumann initially considered careers in both law and music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Schumann">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

   · 1988 · cited 94,865x

2. Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

   · 2011 · cited 55,817x

3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

   · 2009 · cited 45,427x

4. Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso

   · 1996 · cited 38,851x

5. The PHQ-9

   · 2001 · cited 38,286x

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Quotes

• “To send light into the depths of the human heart -- this is the artist's calling!”
• “Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I find it simply impossible to write down anything.”
• “The talent works, the genius creates.”
• “In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.”
• “Perhaps genius alone understands genius fully. (Sometimes translated as: Perhaps only genius fully understands genius)”

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Germany Bonn Schumannhaus Bust Robert Schumann made by Alfred Hrdlicka 2003.JPG

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