Collection: W. Wortmann / Robert Schumann collection

W. Wortmann / Robert Schumann collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0637

Contemporary manuscript report of German composer and music critic Robert Schumann's conducting at Düsseldorf, written by W. Wortmann, deputy mayor of Düsseldorf and a leading member of the administration of the Allgemeiner Musikverein (of whose orchestra and chorus Schumann had been appointed director in 1850).

The central item in this collection is a remarkable contemporary manuscript report of Schumann's conducting at Dusseldorf, written by W. Wortmann, deputy mayor of Düsseldorf and a leading member of the administration of the Allgemeiner Musikverein (of whose orchestra and chorus Schumann had been appointed director in 1850). Additional items include small portraits of Robert and Clara Schumann and brief correspondence related to Schumann.

Conditions Governing Access: This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Dates: Creation: 1853-1939 (bulk 1853)
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Related Names: Schumann, Robert; Wortmann, W.; Schumann, Robert; Schumann, Clara; Allgemeiner Musikverein (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Language of Materials: German