Schumann : The Story of the Boy Who Made Pictures in Music
By Thomas Tapper
- Release Date: 1958-01-01
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
This book is a tiny work of biography of the German composer Robert Schumann who left his study of law to become a pianist. His pianist dreams had been abruptly ended at the age of 21 by a hand injury, which made him to pursue his career as composer. Most of his compositions were written for his children. He was suffering from lifelong mental disorder which leads to a suicide attempt.