CLARA (WIECK) SCHUMANN.

Woman's Work in Music Being an Account of Her Influence on the Art, in Ancient as well as Modern Times; A Summary of Her Musical Compositions, in the Different Countries of the Civilized World; and an Estimate of Their Rank in Comparison with Those of Men By Arthur Elson Author of "A Critical History of Opera," "Modern Composers of Europe," etc. Illustrated L C PAGE & COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1903
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)

All rights reserved

Third Impression, April, 1908

COLONIAL PRESS
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U. S. A.

TO
Mrs. Louis C. Elson
TRUE TYPE OF
SELF-SACRIFICING WIFE AND MOTHER
IN A MUSICAL FAMILY,
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY HER SON

NOTE

Acknowledgments are due to Mr. Otto Fleishner, of the Boston Public Library, for his kindness in furnishing lists of periodical articles bearing on the subject of this book.

The Author.

Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
I.ANCIENT AND MYTHICAL[11]
II.MEDIÆVAL[35]
III.WIVES OF THE COMPOSERS[61]
IV.CLARA AND ROBERT SCHUMANN[90]
V.OTHER MUSICAL ROMANCES[111]
VI.ENGLAND[132]
VII.GERMANY[154]
VIII.FRANCE[174]
IX.AMERICA[195]
X.OTHER COUNTRIES[211]
XI.CONCLUSION[234]

List of Illustrations

Clara (Wieck) Schumann.[Frontispiece]
Eleanor of Aquitaine[50]
Richard and Cosima Wagner.[88]
Marie Wieck[90]
Marie Antoinette[114]
Sybil Sanderson[130]
Maggie Okey[144]
Louisa Adolpha Lebeau[164]
Adele Aus Der Ohe[170]
Cécile-Louise-Stephanie Chaminade[174]
Augusta Mary Ann Holmes[178]
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach.[196]
Julia Rivé-King[204]
Ingeborg Von Bronsart[220]
Teresa Carreño[232]