Music: An Appreciation, Brief 7th Edition (Kamien)

Robert Schumann Research Institute

http://www.schumannzwickau.de/en/research_centre.asp

The site of the Robert Schumann Research Institute provides links to their activities and publications.

Robert Schumann

http://www.classical.net/music/composer/

A biography of the composer from Classic Net.

Robert Schumann

http://www.classicalmidiconnection.com/cmc/schumann.html

A list of Midi files of Schumann's music may be found at this site.

Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Where was this artist born and educated?
2			Who were his contemporaries?
3			What were his most important musical pieces?
4			What were his most important musical accomplishments?