Davidsbundlertanze Op 6 Urtext

The ?Davidsbund? ? a group of artists who had joined forces in a revolutionary struggle against the backward structures in the artistic world, amongst whose members he counted both real and imaginary people ? only existed in Schumann?s imagination. He published the first edition of his ?Davidstänze? under the pseudonym ?Florestan and Eusebius? ? the two characters that represented contrasting (impetuous and gentle) aspects of his own self. Clara Wieck, to whom he unsuccessfully proposed several times whilst writing it, is also represented; ?more than anything? he dedicated these dances to her. These short, extremely diverse tone pictures afford us an intimate insight into Schumann?s emotional state at the time.