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
Confidence and courage are special skills to the art ... Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he'll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public's darling has arisen.
Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything, especially with the grouping of the instruments in the orchestra, but with such ease, delicacy and art, with such mastery throughout.
Music - so different from painting - is the art which we enjoy most in company with others. A symphony, presented in a room with one other listener, would please him but little.
Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.
The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.
Without enthusiasm nothing great can be effected in art.
Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm.
Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante?
Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
The study of the history of music and the hearing of masterworks of different epochs will quickly cure you of vanity and self-adoration
People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever.
To compose music, all you have to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of
It is music's lofty mission to shed light on the depths of the human heart