Robert Schumann House is a museum in

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

in Germany. The composer

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, 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 a ...

was born here in 1810; it now houses a large collection relating to the composer.

Background

Three years before the composer was born, Schumann's family moved to Zwickau, from

Ronneburg, Thuringia Ronneburg () is a town in the Greiz (district), district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Gera. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Ronneburg was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. References Ext ...

, where his siblings had been born. In Zwickau

August Schumann Friedrich August Gottlob Schumann (March 2, 1773 – August 10, 1826) was a German bookseller and publisher. His best-known work is the 18-volume Lexicon of Saxony, which was completed after his death by Albert Schiffner. He wrote ''Junker Ku ...

, the composer's father, founded a bookstore with his brother, who was already living there. There was a school with a good reputation in the town (later named the Lyzeum) for the Schumann sons.Robert Schumann and the city of Zwickau
Schumann portal, accessed 19 July 2017. Robert Schumann attended this school from 1820 until 1828; in that year he moved to

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to study law.Biography
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017.

Details

The Robert Schumann House, consisting of a museum, concert hall and research centre, was opened in 1956. There is a large collection relating to Robert Schumann.
Kulturelle Gedächtnisorte, accessed 19 July 2017. The concert hall seats 140; sometimes the historic pianos from the museum are used here.Concert Hall
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017. The collection of pianos, all manufactured in the 19th century, includes a grand piano commissioned by

Friedrich Wieck Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews. He is remembered as the teacher of his daughter, Clara, a child ...

for his daughter

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(later the composer's wife), on which she gave her concert debut, aged nine, at the

Leipzig Gewandhaus Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. History The first Gewandhaus (''Altes Gewandhaus'') The fi ...

.Historic Keyboard Instruments
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017. The permanent exhibition is in eight rooms, each room dealing with a particular period in Schumann's life. The exhibition displays a selection of the archives, which include handwritten scores, first editions and a collection of paintings and early photographs.Exhibition Tour
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017.Archive and Research Centre
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017. The archives also contain about 300 letters by Robert Schumann and more than 2,000 letters by Clara Schumann; also Robert Schumann's letter indexes, in which he recorded letters he wrote and received.Complete Letters
Schumann in Zwickau, accessed 19 July 2017.

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