Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856

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Inscribed neatly in Kurrentschrift at the top of the leaf: "Diese Choralmelodie hat Robert Schumann geschrieben, im Jahre 1837 oder 1838, und zwar als Aufgabe zur Bearbeitung für Alfred Dörffel."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

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Inscribed on the front cover of Lieder-Kreis, op. 39, Leipzig: F. Whistling, undated. Only the front cover and first leaf are present. Name of recipient is illegible: "Fräulein [Jochmann?]." Although place and date are difficult to read, it appears to be "Düsseldorf, den 26ten Oktober 1850." Correspondence held in collections elsewhere indicate that Schumann was in Düsseldorf on October 26th and 29th.

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From the dealer's description: "A complete set of the four parts, the basic manuscript in a scribal hand, but each part heavily corrected by the composer, including the insertion of a minimum of 32 bars in each part on pasted-in sheets. The set from which the first edition of the work was printed."