biography
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Schumann, Clara (Josephine)
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née Wieck
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pronunciation:
[shooman]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1819–96)
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| biography:
| Pianist and composer, born in Leipzig, EC Germany. She gave her first concert at 11, and published four of her Polonaises the following year. Her compositions include chamber music, songs, and many piano works, including a concerto. She married Robert Schumann in 1840, and from 1878 was principal piano teacher in the Conservatory at Frankfurt. |
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