Schumann a chorus of voices is a significant contribution to schumanns 200th birthday year 2010 in these hitherto unpublished interviews and conversations more than thirty biographers. With schumann a chorus of voices author john tibbetts has drawn together a rich and diverse collection of perspectives memories and passions the chorus created by these voices spans time geography and orientation to create a holistic picture of schumanns life work and influences that is as deep as it is broad the volume offers a treatment of the material that can be found nowhere else and for that reason alone is an essential part of a music history library. Schumann a chorus of voices is a significant contribution to schumanns 200th birthday year 2010 in these hitherto unpublished interview. Robert schumann and the gesangverein the dresden years 1844 1846 which was greatly admired by schumann and rehearsed by his groups elverskud op 30 1854 for solo voices mixed chorus and orchestra he was also fond of the male choir medium among the works composed for male voices are sechs gesange fur vier mannerstimmen op 11