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CHAPTER 3 SCHUMANN: CRYPTOGRAPHER OR PICTOGRAPHER?
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Abstract
Robert and Clara Schumann were one of the most remarkable artist couples in the history of Western music. Their emotional lives affected their artistry, and this process was especially decisive for Robert Schumann, whose letters eloquently confirm his desire to inscribe his beloved into the very fabric of his music. Clara also served as a muse to Johannes Brahms. This chapter examines the hypothesis that several of Schumann's and Brahms's works contain cryptic references to Clara's name, musical ciphers for “Clara” that act as sonorous emblems for a beloved image.
Title: CHAPTER 3 SCHUMANN: CRYPTOGRAPHER OR PICTOGRAPHER?
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Abstract
Robert and Clara Schumann were one of the most remarkable artist couples in the history of Western music.
Their emotional lives affected their artistry, and this process was especially decisive for Robert Schumann, whose letters eloquently confirm his desire to inscribe his beloved into the very fabric of his music.
Clara also served as a muse to Johannes Brahms.
This chapter examines the hypothesis that several of Schumann's and Brahms's works contain cryptic references to Clara's name, musical ciphers for “Clara” that act as sonorous emblems for a beloved image.
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