Project Gutenberg 2011-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 111 Tapper, Thomas 1864 1958 Robt. Schumann : The Story of the Boy Who Made Pictures in Music Robert Schumann : The Story of the Boy Who Made Pictures in Music Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Robt. Schumann: The Story of the Boy Who Made Pictures in Music" by Thomas Tapper is an educational children's book written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a biography aimed at introducing young readers to the life and music of composer Robert Schumann, emphasizing his imaginative ability to translate visual images into musical expressions. Its primary purpose is to provide an accessible and engaging narrative that combines storytelling with musical education. The narrative begins with Schumann’s childhood, illustrating his early talent in music and his passion for playing the piano, often passing off performances as musical sketches of his friends. It recounts key events from his life, such as his aspirations of becoming a musician, the influence of a famous pianist, his eventually thwarted dream of becoming a concert pianist due to a hand injury, and his marriage to Clara Wieck, a talented pianist herself. The book also highlights Schumann's prolific output as a composer, teacher, and music journalist, noting his friendships with other prominent musicians. Towards the end, it touches upon the tragic decline of his mental health, presenting a rounded view of the complex life he led. Engaging illustrations and interactive elements encourage children to participate creatively by binding the book and adding their own stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35596/35596-h/images/cover.jpg en Composers -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 -- Juvenile literature ML Text Child's Own Book of Great Musicians Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Music 43929 43936 2024-09-15T06:19:38.384649 2023-09-15T11:51:21.927179 text/html text/html 38795 2011-03-17T11:53:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4399447 2011-03-17T11:53:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3736096 2024-09-15T06:20:00.000580 application/epub+zip 3734938 2024-09-15T06:19:48.550670 application/epub+zip 1447570 2011-03-17T12:04:58 application/pdf 865 2011-03-15T21:11:50 audio/midi 186 2011-03-15T21:13:34 audio/midi 76267 2024-09-15T06:19:38.726598 application/epub+zip 1449379 2024-09-15T06:20:01.823457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1440720 2024-09-15T06:19:50.227599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101715 2022-09-16T09:58:35.015501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33725 33636 2024-09-15T06:19:38.111620 2023-09-15T11:51:21.661166 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33468 2011-03-17T11:53:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 11748 2011-03-17T11:53:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 33459 2011-03-17T11:53:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11730 2011-03-17T11:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24300 2024-09-15T06:20:01.972497 application/rdf+xml 27370 2024-09-15T06:19:38.805565 image/jpeg 3998 2024-09-15T06:19:38.764612 image/jpeg 1323851 2011-03-17T12:05:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 4400492 2024-09-15T06:19:38.469649 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia