ROBERT SCHUMANN

HIS CHILDHOOD

• His father was a novelist
• He was the fifth child in his family
• His mothers name was Johanna Christiane schnabl
• Fathers name was August Schumann.

HIS LIFE

• He lived in Zwickaw, kingdom of saxony.
• He composted in the years of 1830-1850
• He played classical/romantic music on the piano
• He was emitted into an insane asylum in 1854.
• He broke his hand while studying a way to make his hand reach more notes.

SCENES FROM CHILDHOOD

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z82w0l6kwE
• This piece of music was made in 1838

GHOST VARIATIONS

• https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj...

KINDERSZENEN

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T34Wxq0SLNA
• This was one of his most famous pieces

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Robert Schumann started creating at the age of 6 and stopped at the age of 46
• He married Clara on September 12 1814
• He and his wife had 8 children.

LATER LIFE

• He died in Endenicha, Bonn Germany.
• He was admitted into a asylum in 1854
• When Robert was committed into the asylum his good friend Brahms helped take care of Clara and there children.

HIS MUSIC CAREER

• He started creating music at the age of 6
• He meet Clara when he played piano because her father was his piano teacher.

ROBERT AND CLARA SCHUMANN

• When Clara was 18, Robert asked her father for her hand in marriage and he disapproved, Clara and Robert went to court to sue him and get married.

HIS SIBLINGS

• His siblings names were Emilie, Carl, Jules, and Edward Schumann.

END OF HIS LIFE

• He unfortunately died on July, 9th 1856
• He was buried at the cemetery of Bonn.