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Robert Schumann
1810 to 1856. A composer and music writer.
Three facts about Robert Schumann
- Robert studied law at a university. But he loved music more.
- Robert helped start a music magazine. He wrote about other composers in it.
- He wrote Album for the Young for his daughters. It has 43 short piano pieces.
Robert Schumannβs famous music
Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) (1838). Hear famous pieces played by Peabodyβs band on the listening maps.
Where Robert Schumann lived
Robert Schumann did their best-known work in Leipzig, in Germany. π Fly there on the globe
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