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...centre of a small birthplace industry. But perhaps his real spiritual home, was the ancient city, and capital of Aragon, Zaragossa, fifty five kilometres away. Here his father worked as a gilder. Zaragossa is not a cosmopolitan city, though strong traces remain, of the centuries of occupation by the Moors. Zaragossa's principal cathedral, El Pilar, was built by Spain's...

...children, composed, championed Robert’s works (which were relatively unknown at the time), and taught extensively. After the death of Robert in 1856, Clara Schumann spectacularly revived her career as a pianist and supported her family by pursuing one of the most celebrated concert careers of the nineteenth century. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) is arguably the...

...children playing; Punch and Judy, or the brash cacophony of amusement arcades. Whichever of these, and a host of other sounds, are brought to mind we clearly imagine the sounds of the seaside in a variety of ways. In turn this reflects our manifold uses and encounters with the coast and the ways in which these are invested with cultural meaning encapsulating our hopes,...