Clara Schumann
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHILDHOOD
- Clara was born on September 13, 1819.
- At a young age Clara was encouraged to play music by her father.
- Clara was a child prodigy
- She didn’t have a job as a child
- She was born in Germany
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HER STORY STARTS DIFFERENTLY
- Her parents divorced when she was 5
- Her dad saw her music potential
- She didn’t go to school her dad taught her
- She practiced 8 hours a day
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HOW SHE BEGAN
- Her main instrument was piano
- Her dad was her main teacher
- She started playing piano at age 5
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EXTRA FACTS
- She wrote music for orchestras
- She wrote mainly for piano
- She was a composer when not many woman were
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PIANO TRIO OP.17
- https://youtu.be/nzTcsluFxU4
- This piece was written for piano
- It was written in1846
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HER MARRIAGE
- She married Robert Schumann
- They met when they were studying with Clara’s dad
- Her dad did not approve
- They had 8 kids
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FAMILY
- She had eight kids
- She and her husband were close friends with Johannes Brahms
- She had two parents
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WHEN SHE STOPPED COMPOSING
- Her husband had a suicidal attempt
- He was taken to an asylum
- She never saw him again
- After he died she composed very little.
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LIKE EVERYONE SHE PASSED
- She died on May 20, 1896
- She died in Frankfort Germany
- She died at age 76
- She died of a stroke
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