R. Schumann's People and Works

Question 1

August Schumann:

Answer 1

Father whose work as an author, publisher, and bookseller sparked Schumann’s love of literature

Question 2

Johanna Schumann:

Answer 2

Mother of Robert Schumann

Question 3

Ignaz Moscheles:

Answer 3

Celebrated pianist who sparked Schumann’s musical interest at a young age

Question 4

Heinrich Henle:

Answer 4

Poet and source for Lieder whom Schumann sought out and met at age 18

Question 5

Friedrich Wieck:

Answer 5

Famous piano teacher and worried father-in-law, also co-founded the New Journal of Music with him

Question 6

Clara Wieck:

Answer 6

Later Clara Schumann, Robert’s wife who played, and championed his music alongside her own

Question 7

Heinrich Dorn:

Answer 7

Conductor of the Leipzig Orchestra who Schumann studied theory and counterpoint with

Question 8

Frederic Chopin:

Answer 8

Famed pianist who’s music inspired Schumann to publish “An Opus Two” where to introduced the characters Eusebius and Florestan

Question 9

Felix Mendelssohn:

Answer 9

Composer whom Schubert met in 1835 at the Wieck home resulting in mutual admiration. Was a professor at his newly founded Leipzig Conservatory

Question 10

Joseph Joachim:

Answer 10

Celebrated violinist whom Schumann wrote Violin Fantasy and Concerto for, and who introduced him to Brahms

Question 11

Johannes Brahms:

Answer 11

Composer whose career was jumpstarted by Schumann’s “New Pathways” article. A friend who took care of his children with Clara after his death

Question 12

Zwickau:

Answer 12

German city of birth

Question 13

Munich:

Answer 13

German city where Schumann sought out Heinrich Henle

Question 14

Leipzig:

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German city where Schumann studied law, and lived with the Wiecks

Question 15

Dresden:

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German city where the Schumann’s retreated to after Robert’s breakdown

Question 16

Dusseldorf:

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German city of resettlement after revolution in Dresden

Question 17

Endenich:

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German city (now Bonn) where Schumann died in a mental asylum

Question 18

Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik:

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“New Journal of Music”, the journal co-founded with Friedrich Wieck to discuss music of his time

Question 19

“Year of Song”

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The year 1840 where Robert wrote mostly song (over 150)

Question 20

Neue Bahnen

Answer 20

“New Pathways”, Schumann’s last article that praised and lifted Brahms

Question 21

Orchestral Work

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4 Symphonies, such as No. 1 “Spring” and No. 3 “Rhenish”, overtures, incidental music

Question 22

Concertos:

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Piano, Cello, Violin

Question 23

Chamber Work:

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3 violin sonatas, 3 piano trios, 3 string quartets, piano quartet, piano quintet

Question 24

Piano:

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Abegg Variations, Papillons, Carnaval, Kinderszenen, Kreisleriana, Symphonic Etudes

Question 25

Operas:

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Genoveva and several choral works

Question 26

Vocal:

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Song cycles, such as Dichterliebe, Frauenliebe und Leben, Liederkreis, other songs set to Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Nikolaus Lenau