Friedrich Wieck

The historical dialectic materialist approach represents a key feature of Marxist thought. It is so vital to his explanations of history that it has often been seen as being synonymous with Marx himself. If one wants to understand history as a dynamic, and historical process, it is essential to look at it materially. Ultimately, the historical dialectic materialist approach allows us to make sense of why things are the way they are in a certain era. Three concepts go into explaining the…

2) a,b : This passage is taken from "What is Enlightenment", by Immanuel Kant, from the first page of the essay. Kant is criticizing the over dependence of a grown up individual for nurturing and caretaking and possibly resisting the responsibilities brought to him. He says these deficiencies are caused by laziness and cowardice. Kant states that enlightenment is a man freeing himself from self-imposed nonage. He moves on explaining the reasons why this nonage takes place, and then moves on…

George Hegel, a widely regarded German philosopher in the nineteenth century, was ignorant about the significance of Africa as a content and of Africans as people. Africa has been a hotbed of history since the beginning of the world. There were as many ancient civilizations as there were in Europe in Africa. Also, the languages, religions, and customs of Africa were unique to Africa throughout history just like the languages, religions, and customs of Europe. All of this data, however, did not…

Wieck promised him that after a few years of lessons and study he would be a well-known pianist. While studying with Wieck, Schumann injured his right hand permanently. It is said that the injuries occurred from the use of a device created to strengthen and stretch the weakest fingers. Some other accusations say…

orchestras. One of my favorite women composers, who fought against this belief, is Clara Wieck Schumann. This woman is an incredible person. Though Clara was more of a concert pianist, she left behind many works composed by herself, some of which included the help of other composers. Clara Wieck Schumann was born on September 13, 1819, AD. She was born in Leipzig, Germany to Friedrich Wieck, her father, and Marianne Wieck, her mother, a…

on September 13, 1819 to her mother, Marianne Wieck, and father, Friedrich Wieck. Her mom was a concert pianist and her dad was a piano teacher and music dealer; both had their minds set on her becoming a musician, and almost immediately enrolled her in piano, violin, singing, theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint training. Schumann’s parents divorced when she was five, but she continued with her musical education while living with Friedrich. By the age of eight Clara began performing,…

Friedrich Wieck , Clara’s father, recognized her talent for music and did the best to encourage her career but her father did not give in to her regular education. Wieck helped Clara a lot, she was a father in ability, but a manager when it comes to learning music”Friedrich sometimes behaved cruelly towards her, but Clara considered his strictness a blessing because it made her a more…

Robert Schumann is known as one of the greatest German composers of the Romantic era. His contributions to the world of music are not only vast in numbers, but they span a very broad range of composition including his piano sonatas and lied. Although this output is grand and very influential, it is important to keep in mind that Robert Schumann was fighting with mental illnesses throughout his life. With the knowledge of his struggles with depression and other illnesses, one must look deeper…

Impromptus su de Clara, Op. 5. Although it may not be a romantic gesture, it first signified their relationship through music and through love . Schumann showed his love for Clara even more when he composed Sonata in F# minor Op.11. At the time Friedrich was trying to end the relationship between the two and this was Schumann’s way that he could reach out to Clara and profess his love to her. When Robert and Clara were finally able to be married in 1840, he composed over 100 songs all of which…