1. Schumann
Following his father's death in 1826, Schumann decided to choose music rather than poetry as his future; however, Schumann's mother had her heart set on his becoming a lawyer and she rejected his musical and literary interests as the "indiscretion of youth."" ... A short time after, Schumann's mother gave her approval, letting her son live with the Wieck family at Leipzig. ... Soon, a personal interest developed as he would read stories or play games with her to a point where he would feel emptiness with Clara's absence. ... During this time Friedrich would lie to his da...
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