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  • Introduction

  • Stephen Rodgers, University of Oregon
  • Book:
    The Songs of Clara Schumann
    Published online:
    30 March 2023
    Print publication:
    06 April 2023, pp 1-10

  • Summary

    This chapter assesses the state of Clara Schumann studies and argues that more attention needs to be devoted to her musical works. It previews three of the book’s main arguments: (1) that Clara Schumann should be viewed as her own song composer, rather than as a composer whose style and success are measured against her husband’s; (2) that detailed musical analysis has a crucial role to play in demonstrating her importance to the history of the nineteenth-century Lied; and (3) that musical form is indelibly linked to poetic form and meaning. The chapter also briefly outlines the content of the chapters to come.