Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera. His works typify the spirit of the Romantic era in German music.
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- Born in
- Zwickau
- Educated at
- Heidelberg UniversityLeipzig University
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1810
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