Florestan and Eusebius personae of Robert Schumann

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Florestan and Eusebius are contrasting fictional alter egos created by composer Robert Schumann to embody the impetuous and the introspective sides of his artistic personality.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego ⓘ
alter egos ⓘ
fictional persona ⓘ
fictional personae ⓘ
appearsIn Carnaval, Op. 9 ⓘ
Carnaval, Op. 9 ⓘ
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 ⓘ
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 ⓘ
Robert Schumann's critical writings ⓘ
Robert Schumann's critical writings ⓘ
associatedWith Davidsbündler ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ
characterTrait contemplative ⓘ
dreamy ⓘ
extroverted ⓘ
impetuous ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Robert Schumann ⓘ
Robert Schumann ⓘ
Robert Schumann ⓘ
expressedThrough Florestan and Eusebius ⓘ
linked to: Florestan
firstAppearance early 1830s ⓘ
genre Romantic literary-musical characters ⓘ
hasPart Eusebius ⓘ
Florestan ⓘ
influenced later conceptions of composer alter egos ⓘ
languageOfExpression German ⓘ
medium music criticism ⓘ
piano music ⓘ
memberOf Davidsbündler ⓘ
Davidsbündler ⓘ
notableWorkContext Carnaval, Op. 9 ⓘ
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 ⓘ
represents contrasting aspects of Robert Schumann's personality ⓘ
impetuous side of Robert Schumann ⓘ
impulsive side of Robert Schumann ⓘ
introspective side of Robert Schumann ⓘ
lyrical side of Robert Schumann ⓘ
usedAs literary devices in music criticism ⓘ
programmatic labels in piano pieces ⓘ
usedIn Robert Schumann's music criticism ⓘ
Robert Schumann's musical compositions ⓘ
usedPersonae Eusebius ⓘ
Florestan ⓘ

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Kreisleriana, Op. 16 → relatedTo → Florestan and Eusebius personae of Robert Schumann ⓘ
Eusebius → partOf → Schumann’s alter egos Florestan and Eusebius ⓘ
linked to: Florestan and Eusebius personae of Robert Schumann