Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumannwas a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth8 June 1810
CityZwickau, Germany
CountryGermany
Let your intimate friends be chosen from such as are better informed than yourself.
If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.
If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves, when you are not practising, you may be still more pleased; for the internal organ of music is then roused in you. The fingers must do what the head desires; not the contrary.
In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.
You will be most readily cured of vanity or presumption by studying the history of music, and by hearing the master pieces which have been produced at different periods.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far.
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills.
The painter turns a poem into a painting; the musician sets a picture to music.
To compose music, all you have to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of