... own, interdependent with music of men composers, especially their colleagues: those with whom they interact and share influence. Clara Schumann performed extensively and studied piano, voice, violin, instrumentation, wrote, and published music. Her playing was characterized by technical mastery, interpretation, and a depth of feeling. All ... 1853 or before, including twenty-nine songs, three partsongs, four pieces for piano and orchestra, twenty pieces for solo piano, and three piano concertos by Beethoven and Mozart. Only her love for her husband Robert Schumann surpassed her passion f...

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• Grade Level: High School

... expressed themselves through art form was uncanny. This is found to be most evident in Schumann's piano song cycle, Kreisleriana, and in E.T.A. Hoffman's novel, Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr for numerous reasons. Perhaps the biggest and most notable similarity between the two major works is the ... Johannes Kreisler. Each time the story flashes back to speak about Kreisler, the readers are led to discover more and more strange mannerisms about him. For example, in the first s.p. ("scrap paper ") section of the novel, Kreisler encounters Meister Abraham and speaks about the Furstin...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate