Although he worked the best he could, he hated them and found comfort by attending the Gewandhaus concerts, socializing with musical friends, and continuing piano study with a gifted Leipzig teacher, Friedrich Wieck. ... Schumann soon began composing some incredible piano works such as the Papillons, the Paganini Etudes, Six Intermezzi, and the Toccata, yet not so long afterwards he had trouble with his hands. Because of a devise to strengthen his fingers, but more likely due to remedies for a syphilitic sore, performing on the piano became an increasingly difficult task and eventually impos...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although he worked the best he could, he hated them and found comfort by attending the Gewandhaus concerts, socializing with musical friends, and continuing piano study with a gifted Leipzig teacher, Friedrich Wieck. ... Schumann soon began composing some incredible piano works such as the Papillons, the Paganini Etudes, Six Intermezzi, and the Toccata, yet not so long afterwards he had trouble with his hands. Because of a devise to strengthen his fingers, but more likely due to remedies for a syphilitic sore, performing on the piano became an increasingly difficult task and eventually impos...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate