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What position did Robert Schumann hold at the Leipzig Conservatory?
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Robert Schumann.
When the Leipzig Conservatory was founded, Robert Schumann served as a professor of piano playing, composition, and playing from score. However, he eventually found himself unsuited for these academic duties.1