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Robert Schumann was born in Germany, in 1810. He was the son of a German bookseller. Schumann wanted to be a musician from an early age, but his parents wanted him to be a lawyer and persuaded him to go to the law school.When he was a child, he started learning music with the town musicians.
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During his childhood he lived in Germany. He was sent to Leizpig to study law. He continued studying piano and composition in Heidelberg and Italy. He worked all over Europe.
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He fall in love with a beautiful young concert pianist called Clara Wieck. His parents didn`t want to get married with Clara, but finally they get married.
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Schumann died in 1856, in a mental hospital. He suffered a mental breakdown.