TIME TRAVEL WITH THE HISTORY CHICKS
Books!
Online books:
Letters of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms
Love Affairs of Great Musicians by Rupert Hughes
Web!
How much did Maria Anna influence her brother…and what’s this about rewiring a brain with music? This is a deep rabbit hole, but you might want to start with this article in Smithsonian.
You can visit the Mozart Museum in Salzburg, Austria…or just poke around online which, you know, is fun, too. And while it’s dedicated to the work of Robert Schumann, the Schumann House, Bonn Germany
Before the 2020 release of the movie Enola Holmes, the sister to Sherlock, Netflix had several statues built across the UK to honor sisters of famous men, including Maria Anna Mozart. Her’s is in Bath!
The Maria Anna Mozart Society celebrates women composers!
This is a very detailed timeline of Clara’s Schumann’s life–with sources! Put on your Rabbit Hole shoes for this one.
A lot of information about Clara on The Clara Schumann Channel website
Although it’s dedicated to the work of Robert Schumann: the Schumann House Museum in Bonn, Germany
The Dactylion device…you really have to see it: Interlude magazine
Check out this rather…unusual memorial in Dusseldorf.
Illustrations and illustrations of Gewendhaus in Leipzig, Germany
What happened to all of the Schumann children later in their lives? Classical Music.com has the answer!
Audio or Video Sources
So you think Clara Schumann’s life was movie-worthy? So did the creators of these two movies!
Come see us live! We don’t do a lot of live shows, so if you find yourself in the St. Louis, Missouri area on March 7th, 2023, we’ll be at the Missouri History Museum talking about a woman who was important to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair! The event is from 5:00-8:00 in the evening and it’s free! For more information, visit the Missouri History Museum, we hope to see you there!
Registration for our September Field Trip to New York City is now open! For information and to sign up, visit Like Minds Travel. (While you’re there, we still have a few spots for our Field Trip to Paris in October of 2024, for information and to sign up.)
