Schumann.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Childhood and Youth -- 2 University Years -- 3 Schumann and Literature -- 4 Commitment to Music -- 5 Schumann's Compositions Prior to 1834 -- 6 The League of David -- 7 Courtship and Marriage -- 8 The Piano Compositions, 1834-39 -- 9 Married Life in Leipzig -- 10 The Compositions, 1840-44 -- 11 The Years in Dresden -- 12 Schumann's Dramatic Works -- 13 The Years in Düsseldorf -- 14 The Compositions, 1845-54 -- 15 Endenich -- Epilogue. "The Poet Speaks": Schumann and Childhood -- Appendices -- A: Calendar -- B: List of Works -- C: Personalia -- D: Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Robert Schumann was one of the most enigmatic figures of his age. Extraordinarily gifted in both music and literature, his fame was based both on his skill as a music critic and as a composer. His life was controversial-from the tempestuous courtship of his future wife, Clara Wieck, to his tragic incarceration in the mental asylum where he died. This new edition of Schumann is based on recently-published sources that provide new dating for many of his compositions, and shed new light on his final years.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.