Female Composers And Performers Were Not Very Common

Clara Schumann Female composers and performers were not very common. If you look back on famous composers, you will find that there are mostly male composers. Out of the shadows of the males, came in very known composer. Her name was Clara Schumann. Not only was she a composer, but she was also a famous pianist. Clara started piano at a very young age. A big part of Clara’s life was her family. She was a very brilliant composer and pianist, and that is why we remember her today as one of the most famous composers. Clara Wieck Schumann was born on September 13, 1819 in Leipzig, Germany. Clara’s parents were Friedrich Wieck and Marianne Wieck. She had two brothers, Alvin and Gustav. The name Clara means bright or shining. As soon as Clara†¦show more content†¦Robert and Clara became very fond of each other, and asked Friedrich if he could marry Clara. Friedrich refused and did all he could to keep them from getting married. The couple filed lawsuit, and won. Clara and Robert got married on September 12, 1840. They had eight children, and their names were: Marie, Elise, Julie, Emil, Ludwig, Ferdinand, Eugenie, and Felix. Clara Still kept performing, even without the support from her husband. Robert too was a composer, but Clara played many of his works for him because he could not perform them due to a hand injury. Robert became very aggressive and depressive and was sent to an institution. Clara was left all alone to take care of the kids. Clara was not allowed to visit Robert a t the institution, she depended on friends to visit him and sent her letters about how he was doing. It wasn’t until the end of his life that she was finally able to visit him. This is what she wrote about her time with him: He smiled at me and embraced me with great effort, because he could no longer control his limbs. Never will I forget it. For all the world s treasures, I wouldn t exchange this embrace. My Robert, that s how we have to meet again. With what effort I had to search for your beloved expressions. What a picture of pain (Out of the Shadows†¦). Robert suffered from a mental illness and died in 1856. Four of their kids also died before Clara did. Clara focused her music career on Robert s pieces