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...
Steve Wieck Steve Wieck Steve Wieck (also credited as Stephan Wieck) is best known as one of the founders of the publishing company, White Wolf, Inc. He is also one of the original writers of "". Steve Wieck and his brother Stewart Wieck had their first published work in 1986 as the adventure "The Secret in the Swamp" for "Villains & Vigilantes" from FGU. Later that same year, while they were still in high school, the brothers began self-publishing their own magazine, "Arcanum"; Stewart soon retitled the magazine as "White Wolf", publishing the first issue in August 1986. The Wiecks were fans