Fighting the Philistines: Robert Schumann and the Davidsbündler

Robert Schumann was an eccentric composer and musical critic who influenced the Romantic-era musical community through the formation of the Davidsbündler. This “league of David” was Schumann’s idea of a musical society which exemplified a distinctly pure style of modern musical composition. The styl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephen J. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Music and Worship 2021-04-01
Series:Musical Offerings
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/musicalofferings/vol12/iss1/1/