Clara Schumann
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO WAS CLARA SCHUMANN
- A woman composer
- An accomplished musician
- A German pianist
- A great piano teacher
Photo by Anne Nygård
CLARA’S SIBLINGS
- Sister Adelheid
- Brothers Friedrich, Gustav, and Victor
- Step sisters: Marie, Cäcilie, and Clementine
- Step brothers: Clemens, Woldemar, and Ernst
CLARA’S PARENTS
- Friedrich Wieck
- Mariana Wieck
- Clementine Fletcher
- Adolph Bargel
- Clara’s birth parents separated when she was about five years old and went to live with Friedrich.
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CLARA’S CHILDHOOD
- She grew up in Leipzig Germany with her father.
- She was a child prodigy trained by her father.
- Her father had lofty ambitions for her and ensured that she receive training in piano, violin, singing, theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint from the time she was a little girl.
Photo by Lorenzo Spoleti
CLARA’S ROMANCE
- Robert Schumann started taking lessons from her dad.
- She was obviously attracted to him and her father was worried it would distract her from her music.
- Her father then decided to take her on a tour through Germany and France, spending months in Paris.
CLARA’S MUSIC
- She wrote 66 pieces
- Piano Concerto was her most famous work.
- Love’s Spring is another one of her greatest works
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CLARA’S AWARDS
- Next: innovation award 2019
- She was a very inspirational woman and still is today.
PIANO CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 7
- https://youtu.be/sHnYlORpL5Q
- She wrote and performed it within a year.
- Composed in 1834
Photo by Josh Powers (sabar)
