Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
Until 1840, Schumann wrote exclusively for the piano. Later, he composed piano and orchestral works, and many Lieder (songs for voice and piano). He composed four symphonies, one opera, and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works. His best-known works include "Carnaval", "Symphonic Studies", "Kinderszenen", "Kreisleriana", and the "Fantasie in C". Schumann was known for infusing his music with characters through motifs, as well as references to works of literature. These characters bled into his editorial writing in the "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik" (New Journal for Music), a Leipzig-based publication that he co-founded.