He had Beethoven study Bach and encouraged him to use more improvising on the keys. ... He motivated the young man to move to Vienna and study under him. Ready to make a name for him in the center of the music world, "he bought a wig, silk hose, and a fashionable coat-sartorial trimming planned for his visits to the salons and places." ... (Ewen, 1966, pg. 30) The ill tempered young man soon made his name known by performing music for the elite social class and nobility. ... "Beethoven was often enamored, but with women who were too young, who were inaccessible because of their social pos...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

After Schumann finished his high school studies, his mother sent him to the University of Leipzig for law study. ... The next letter to his mother came in July 30 of 1830 when he outlined his plan to resume musical studies with Friedrich Wieck before learning under Moscheles for a year in Vienna. ... In August, Wieck replied to Johanna promising to make Schumann into a greater artist than Mosheles or Hummel, but he insisted that Schumann take daily piano lessons, study music theory with another teacher, and agree to have a review of his progress after a six-month trial period. ... There, Sc...

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

After Schumann finished his high school studies, his mother sent him to the University of Leipzig for law study. ... The next letter to his mother came in July 30 of 1830 when he outlined his plan to resume musical studies with Friedrich Wieck before learning under Moscheles for a year in Vienna. ... In August, Wieck replied to Johanna promising to make Schumann into a greater artist than Mosheles or Hummel, but he insisted that Schumann take daily piano lessons, study music theory with another teacher, and agree to have a review of his progress after a six-month trial period. ... There, Sc...

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