Bibliograph

Her piano sang:, a story about Clara Schumann

Type

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Her piano sang:, a story about Clara Schumann

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Her piano sang:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

A creative minds book

Sub title

a story about Clara Schumann

Summary

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist. She played beautifully. When the concert was over, she felt as if she were dancing on a cloud. As she grew older, Clara's concerts took her all over Europe. Audiences adored her, and she became friends with other famous musicians-including her father's student, Robert Schumann. Robert and Clara fell in love and eventually married. Robert took some of Clara's melodies and shaped them into compositions, and Clara performed his pieces, introducing them to new audiences. Throughout her life, Clara Schumann's performances set the standard for piano music. The greatest composers of her time-impressed with the power and beauty of her playing-wrote music for her. Clara was a pianist, composer, and mentor, as well as an inspiration to the romantic movement that was her life. She made the piano sing

Target audience

juvenile

Classification