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The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.
Robert Schumann
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Robert Schumann
Age: 46 †
Born: 1810
Born: June 8
Died: 1856
Died: July 29
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Robert Alexander Schumann
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Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too.
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Confidence and courage are special skills to the art ... Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he'll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public's darling has arisen.
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You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.
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If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.
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When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills.
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We shouldn't repeat the same for ages on end, but look into the new as well.
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Without enthusiasm nothing great can be effected in art.
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My heart pounds sickeningly and I turn pale... I often feel as if I were dead... I seem to be losing my mind.
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Perhaps only a Genius can truly understand Genius.
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Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?
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We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony.
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I was a God-fearing child, innocent and physically attractive.
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Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.
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Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.
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