... the words, Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!' Eusebius spread out before us a piece of music- (Pleasants, 1965, p. 15). He goes on to say, toward the end of the article, "obvious as Chopin's genius may be, I, too bow my head to such inspiration, such high endeavor, such mastery!- (Pleasants, 1965, p. 17). One can feel a sense of longing in these words to have the ... same technical prowess on the piano that Chopin has. However, the lack of a career as a performing artist did not impair Schumann's desire to be a musician. Coinciding with his love of the composition of music, he also found j...

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