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Definition of Schumann

1. Noun. German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896).

2. Noun. German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schumann

Schuller-Christian disease Schultz-Charlton phenomenon Schultz-Charlton reaction Schultz-Dale reaction Schultz Charlton test Schultz stain Schultze's cells Schultze's fold Schultze's mechanism Schultze's membrane

Schultze's phantom Schultze's sign Schulz Schumacherian Schumann (current term) Schumann-Heink Schumpeter Schumpeterian Schutz' bundle Schutz' law

Schutz rule Schutzian Schutzstaffel Schuyler Schwabach test Schwalbe Schwalbe's corpuscle Schwalbe's nucleus Schwalbe's ring

Literary usage of Schumann

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"Schumann effected hia move with the assistance of Professor Joseph Fischhof, ... Schumann hoped to be able to bring it out in Vienna by January 1839, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Witness the pianoforte compositions of Schumann, Mendelssohn, Grieg, and Brahms. Spohr (qv) deserves passing notice as an associate with Weber in the ..."

3. Music: Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature of Music (1893)
"Hut it must be acknowledged that this year Schumann is very much in vogue. ... Schumann, the man, although very popular in Germany, is even less known among ..."

4. Musical Letters from Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts of the Birmingham by Lowell Mason (1854)
"In a recent number of one of the musical papers in New York, Robert Schumann is said to be an imitator of Mendelssohn. A strange charge, indeed, ..."

5. Musical Letters from Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts of the Birmingham by Lowell Mason (1854)
"Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. BERLIN, April 5,1852. In a recent number of one of the musical papers in New York, Robert Schumann is said to be an ..."

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