The Development, beginning in measure 132, is a striking example of how difficult it was—even for an exponent of freedom in musical expression like Schumann—to break loose from the shackles of arbitrary form.


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The Development, beginning in measure 132, is a striking example of how difficult it was—even for an exponent of freedom in musical expression like ...

The Development, beginning in measure 132, is a striking example of how difficult it was—even for an exponent of freedom in musical expression like ...

The Development, beginning in measure 132, is a striking example of how difficult it was—even for an exponent of freedom in musical expression like ...

The Development, beginning in measure 132, is a striking example of how difficult it was—even for an exponent of freedom in musical expression like ...