The Schumann House is a cultural site in

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in Germany. The musicians

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 ...

and his wife

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lived here for their first four years of marriage; there are now exhibition rooms in their former apartment, about their life and work.

Background

The building was constructed, in Neoclassical style, by Friedrich August Schiedel in 1838. Robert and Clara Schumann, after their marriage in September 1840, lived here until 1844 in an apartment on the first floor."History of the house"
Schumannhaus Leipzig. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
''Schumann Network''. Retrieved 29 May 2023. Guests the Schumanns received here include

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

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and

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. Works composed by Robert Schumann during this period include the ''

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'', the three String Quartets and the

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Exhibition

The building, apart from the exhibition rooms on the first floor, is now the independent primary school "Clara Schumann". Among the exhibition rooms are the Schumann Salon, where the Schumanns received guests; the Travel Room, which is concerned with concert tours to Denmark in 1842 and Russia in 1844; and the Sound Room (''Klangraum''), designed in the style of the

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period, which contains an interactive sound installation by the artist ."Sound room"
Schumannhaus Leipzig. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

References

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Background

Exhibition

See also

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