“As if all mental pictures must be shaped to fit one or two forms! As if each idea did not come into existence with its form ready-made! As if each work of art had not its own meaning and consequently its own form!” (Schonberg,1970, p. 172)

--Robert Schumann in response to criticism for not writing orthodox sonatas

One of the most productive composers of the period, Robert Schumann defined what it meant to be a Romantic composer. He always allowed himself to be moved by the moment, never giving in to rules of constraint which artists, certainly of the Classical period, and, even, some of his contemporaries, from whom comes his most violent criticism, resigned themselves to. He did not believe that a preexisting formula must be the only, or even the best, method of creation. He was an exceptionally brilliant man and that brilliance had been accentuated by a bountiful amount of education, being both self-taught, especially in his father’s extensive library, and studying the brightest minds of his time. His father, Friedrich August Gottlob Schumann, although usually too busy running his self-started business to give intensive attention to young Robert, did take interest in the you

The idealistic principles of the publication had a profound impact on the musical world of the time. It was originally sneered at and slated to fail within a few publications by older men. Wieck himself offered his directorship only if Schumann showed strong diligence. The critics, however, seem to have forgotten who Robert’s father was, and did not count upon the publishing skills he had inherited from August.

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