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Robert Schumann – Traumerei
Robert Schumann’s “Traumerei” is the 7th piece from his collection called “Kinderszenen” or Scenes from Childhood. It was a childhood favorite that I’m excited to share with you all. Enjoy!…
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Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?
…to classical music, learning to play a musical instrument has been shown to have long-term benefits on cognitive skills. In one study, young children who took keyboard lessons for six…
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Leopold Mozart
…27, 1756, Leopold and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl, welcomed their seventh child, Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart, who would go on to become one of the most influential composers…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
…pottery family. Ralph showed an early interest in music, learning the piano and violin as a child. In 1890, Vaughan Williams entered the Royal College of Music in London, where…
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Anton Bruckner
…talent, and his father recognized his potential. However, his childhood was marked by poverty and hardship. Bruckner’s formal musical education began when he became a choirboy at the St. Florian…
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Clara Schumann
…artist. The couple had eight children, and Clara often had to take responsibility for the finances and general domestic issues due to Robert’s mental instability. However, she did not let…
