Clara Schumann at the age of nine, Clara Wieck performed at the Leipzig home of Dr. Ernst Carus, director of the mental hospital at Colditz Castle. There, she met another gifted young pianist who had been invited to the musical evening, Robert Schumann, who was nine years older. Schumann admired Clara's playing so much that he asked permission from his mother to stop studying law, which had never interested him much, and take music lessons with Clara's father. While taking lessons, he rented a room in the Wieck household, staying about a year. He would sometimes dress up as a ghost and
Clara Edwards (composer) anthologies. published by G. Schirmer unless noted published by G. Schirmer unless noted published by G. Schirmer unless noted Clara Edwards (composer) Clara Edwards (April 17, 1880 in Decoria Township, Minnesota – January 17, 1974 in New York, New York) was an American singer, pianist, and composer of art songs. She also used the pseudonym Bernard Haigh. She was born Clara Gerlich in Decoria Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. She received her education from the Mankato State Normal School and the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago. She married physician John Milton Edwards before finishing her degree, and the couple