W. Wortmann/Robert Schumann collection, 1853-1930 (bulk 1853).

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W. Wortmann/Robert Schumann collection, 1853-1930 (bulk 1853).

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Contemporary manuscript report of German composer and music critic Robert Schumann's conducting at Düsseldorf, written by W. Wortmann, deputy mayor of Düsseldorf and a leading member of the administration of the Allgemeiner Musikverein (of whose orchestra and chorus Schumann had been appointed director in 1850). Additional items include small portraits of Robert and Clara Schumann and brief correspondence related to the Schumanns. The central item in this collection is a remarkable contemporary manuscript report of Schumann's conducting at Dusseldorf, written by W. Wortmann, deputy mayor of Düsseldorf and a leading member of the administration of the Allgemeiner Musikverein (of whose orchestra and chorus Schumann had been appointed director in 1850). Additional items include small portraits of Robert and Clara Schumann and brief correspondence related to Schumann.

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Rice University, Fondren Library

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Rice University, Fondren Library

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Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896

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German pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Düsseldorf, 20 December 1856, to an unidentified recipient in Leipzig, 1856 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900002 From the description of Autograph letter signed Clara Wieck, dated : Liebenstein Aug. 23 1840, to Herr [Ernest?] Montag in Weimar, 1840 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669575 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Baden-B...

Schumann, Marie, 1841-1929

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Allgemeiner Musikverein (Düsseldorf, Germany)

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Wortmann, W.

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"Robert Schumann, German composer and music critic, was born in Zwickau, Saxony, 8 June 1810. While best remembered for his piano music and songs, and some of his symphonic and chamber works, Schumann made significant contributions to all the musical genres of his day and cultivated a number of new ones as well. His dual interest in music and literature led him to develop a historically informed music criticism and a compositional style deeply indebted to literary models. A leading exponent of m...

Schumann, Robert

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Originally composed for solo piano, 1833-1835. Collaborative orchestration of the score, 1908-1909, for the use of the Russian Imperial Ballet. No indication is given of each collaborator's contribution. First performance as a ballet St. Petersburg, 1910. First concert performance, Boston, 25 November 1938, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Carnival / Robert Schumann ; orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazounov, Li...