Project Gutenberg 2015-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 142 Peyser, Herbert F. (Herbert Francis) 1886 1953 Peyser, Herbert Francis 48003826 Robert Schumann, Tone-Poet, Prophet and Critic Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Robert Schumann, Tone-Poet, Prophet and Critic" by Herbert F. Peyser is a biography published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the late 1940s. The book explores the life and works of the renowned composer Robert Schumann, highlighting his dual roles as a musician and a critic in the world of Romantic music. It provides insights into Schumann’s relationships with contemporaries like Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Chopin, all while navigating the struggles of his personal life and mental health. In this book, Peyser chronicles Schumann's journey from a young piano prodigy to a pivotal figure in the music of the 19th century. The narrative covers major events in Schumann’s life, including his tumultuous courtship with Clara Wieck, his professional struggles as he transitioned from aspiring virtuoso pianist to composer after injuring his hand, and his significant contributions to piano music, symphonies, and song cycles. Peyser illustrates the complexity of Schumann's character, weaving in the poet's flair for imaginative compositions alongside the emotional challenges he faced, ultimately culminating in both a rich artistic legacy and a tragic decline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 136240 136250 2024-09-20T14:06:48.848565 2023-09-21T10:29:46.415583 text/html text/html 132748 2015-07-06T04:24:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 730125 2015-07-06T04:24:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 802254 2024-09-20T14:06:54.355058 application/epub+zip 803593 2024-09-20T14:06:51.228046 application/epub+zip 98430 2024-09-20T14:06:49.926607 application/epub+zip 852460 2024-09-20T14:06:56.553057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838168 2024-09-20T14:06:53.404064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134131 2022-09-22T11:24:37.013582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110543 110441 2024-09-20T14:06:48.372564 2023-09-21T10:29:45.878577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 110729 2015-07-06T04:24:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43609 2015-07-06T04:24:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17852 2024-09-20T14:06:56.686015 application/rdf+xml 17815 2024-09-20T14:06:50.010554 image/jpeg 2844 2024-09-20T14:06:49.967563 image/jpeg 736077 2024-09-20T14:06:48.882588 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