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I will yield to popular demands only insofar as they do not betray my own convictions.

Clara Schumann

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Clara Schumann
Age: 76 †
Born: 1819
Born: September 13
Died: 1896
Died: May 20
Composer
Music Pedagogue
Musician
Pianist
Clara Josephine Schumann
Clara Wieck Schumann
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