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- Clara and Robert Schumann in Context
- Composers in Context
- Clara and Robert Schumann in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Family and Friends
- Part II Professional Training and Artistic Influences
- Chapter 10 Education
- Chapter 11 Compositional Methods
- Chapter 12 Musical Dialogues
- Chapter 13 The Schumanns and Romantic Literature
- Part III Geographies
- Part IV Performance and Concert Culture
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Abbreviations
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 11 - Compositional Methods
from Part II - Professional Training and Artistic Influences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2025
Book contents
- Clara and Robert Schumann in Context
- Composers in Context
- Clara and Robert Schumann in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Family and Friends
- Part II Professional Training and Artistic Influences
- Chapter 10 Education
- Chapter 11 Compositional Methods
- Chapter 12 Musical Dialogues
- Chapter 13 The Schumanns and Romantic Literature
- Part III Geographies
- Part IV Performance and Concert Culture
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Abbreviations
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Although Clara Schumann pursued a career primarily as a concert pianist, she composed some fifty works that, taken together, illustrate a two-pronged interest found also in the output of her husband, Robert Schumann. On the one hand, Clara and Robert adopted compositional styles and genres in vogue during their day. On the other hand, both deeply appreciated the traditions of their largely Germanic forebears, and they paid tribute by grounding their music in historical methods inherited from their predecessors. This chapter considers their output from each perspective and then concludes with examples that illustrate a productive dialogue between the two.
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- Clara and Robert Schumann in Context , pp. 80 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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