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Where was Robert Schumann born?
Robert Schumann was born in Zwickau, in the Kingdom of Saxony.
When was Robert Schumann born?
Robert Schumann was born 8 June 1810.
Who were Robert Schumann's parents?
Robert Schumann was the last child of Johanna Christiane and August Schumann.
What was Robert Schumann's childhood like?
At age seven, Robert Schumann began studying general music and piano with Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch, a teacher at the Zwickau high school.
Did Robert Schumann play any other instruments besides piano?
Until 1840, Schumann wrote exclusively for the piano. Later, he composed piano and orchestral works, and many Lieder.
What else did Robert Schumann do in childhood?
Robert Schumann began to compose before the age of seven, but his boyhood was spent in the cultivation of literature as much as music.

Question: Did people think he had talent as a child
Self-contained rewrite: Did people think Robert Schumann had talent as a child?