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Robert Schumann was known for his many talents, which included music criticism as well as music composition. He was also known to be a brilliant pianist before a self-inflicted hand injury end that career. Robert Schumann compositions are best remembered for their innovation and musical experimentation.  He was, as a composer, driven to originality and his music reflects this drive to innovate. He left behind dozens of compositions created before his death at age 46, including a list more than 150 songs written for piano in a single year. And his influence continued to be felt in the person of Brahms who studied under both Robert and his wife Clara.

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A lot of people listen to and enjoy and play music, but few people ever compose their own music. Often, this is because people assume they don’t know how to compose music, and so they do not try. Learning how to compose music can be done by learning an instrument, educating yourself on music theory, or but studying compositions. All of these things take time and practice, but if you want to compose, you will likely want to do all of these things. You can also read up on the subject of musical composition to learn about various perspectives on the subject.

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