Clara Wieck Schumann in the European scientific discourse

M.S Cherniavska

doi:10.34064/khnum2-17.14

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Clara Wieck Schumann in the European scientific discourse

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The article is devoted to studying of versatile aspects of life and work of the outstanding German pianist and composer Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann (1819–1896) on little-known in domestic musicology materials of the European scientific literature
Research methodology are based on general scientific approaches necessary for the disclosure of the topic, including logical, historical, chronological, source‐study methods needed to synthesize and systematize of scientific sources
ХVII ■ Аспекти історичного музикознавства evidenced by the impressive scale of the interest of researchers to her personality and creativity, the interest, which has not been extinguished in Europe for almost two centuries

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The article is devoted to studying of versatile aspects of life and work of the outstanding German pianist and composer Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann (1819–1896) on little-known in domestic musicology materials of the European scientific literature. The review of scientific sources includes the rare works given personally to the author by the relative of Clara Schumann, Frau Hannelore Österschritt, which is the great-granddaughter of her step‐brother on the mother’s side, W. The above large array of systematized chronological and literary sources gives an idea of the scale and aspects of studying such a scientific problem as the analysis of Clara Schumann’s creative heritage to date. The purpose of the article is the description and systematization of European science sources, covering the figure of Clara Wieck Schumann. Research methodology are based on general scientific approaches necessary for the disclosure of the topic, including logical, historical, chronological, source‐study methods needed to synthesize and systematize of scientific sources

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