Symphony No. 1 (Schumann) Symphony No. 1 (Schumann) The Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, also known as the Spring Symphony, is the first symphonic work composed by Robert Schumann. Although he had made some "symphonic attempts" in the autumn of 1840 soon after he married Clara Wieck, he did not compose his first symphony until early 1841. Until then, Schumann was largely known for his works for the piano and for voice. Clara encouraged him to write symphonic music, noting in her diary, "it would be best if he composed for orchestra; his imagination cannot find sufficient scope on the piano...
Clara Perra Unfortunately, she was transferred to a more suitable hospital only when the symptoms of encephalitis became more evident. And so, while doctors were studying her case without finding a cure, Clara Perra passed away, never realising that the medical profession she had abandoned in order to devote herself to the study of music, had been incapable of saving her. Clara Perra Clara Perra (Naples November 1954 - Roseto degli Abruzzi - August 2015) was an Italian solo percussionist , music educator, pianist and composer. She was the first Italian woman to hold concerts of percussion instruments and to teach them