Clara schumann mini biography sampler

This week we celebrate the 200th birthday of Clara Wieck Schumann. Keep reading to learn about her life and career, and be sure to check out the free download below!

Born September 13, 1819, Clara Schumann is one of the most well-known female composers. Hers is the most famous love story in all of classical music with her husband and great composer Robert Schumann. She lived an interesting life, full of much sadness, and had very complex relationships with the men in her life. She lived a lot of her musical life in the spotlight as a great concert pianist who toured all over Europe. She saw herself first as a performer, second as a mother (she and Robert had eight children), and third as a composer.

Clara was a melancholy child who didn’t speak for the first four years of her life. Before she turned five her mother divorced her father, and because of the law she was put in the custody of her father. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, was a well

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Clara Schumann: fem of the best works by this pioneering Romantic

Clara Schumann was a celebrated pianist and prolific composer, but her work has often komma second to that of her husband, Robert Schumann. The couple had a passionate relationship, which, strengthened by their mutual love of music, overcame legal battles and criticism alike. However, Clara’s role has traditionally been seen as that of her husband’s helper, leaving her own works in the shadows. Exploring Clara’s surviving compositions reveals a range of music, from lieder and fugues to chamber and orchestral works, each expressing her distinctive style of composition. Here are some of the best works by Clara Schumann.

Clara Schumann: best works

Liebesfrühling (Love’s Spring), 1841

Clara Schumann’s work has often been marginalised through claims that works published under her name were written almost entirely bygd her husband.

An example of this was the couple’s Liebesfrühling (Love’s Spring) published in

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"CLARA SCHUMANN" from "CONVERSATIONS WITH COMPOSERS" (Individual DIGITAL Lesson)

Learn about the the life and music of Clara Schumann!

This easy open and go lesson is perfect for classrooms or home-school. No previous musical experience is necessary to facilitate these lessons.

About CONVERSATIONS WITH COMPOSERS:

All lessons are suitable for ages 4-12 years old and can be worked on together as a group or family. Accompanying the teaching time is the choice between two activities; one for young learners ages 4-8 years old and one for older learners ages 8-12 years old.

Included in each 30 minute lesson is a "Setting The Stage" section which introduces the children to what they are about to learn followed by a more informative teaching time called "Diving Deeper", and followed by a hands on "Activity Time."

Each lesson has book suggestions as well as listening suggestions that correspond with the theme of the lesson.

Within each lesson you will find the option of us