Music and Time Annotation << Back R. Schumann. «Exerciсes». Studies in the Form of Free Variations on the Beethoven’s Theme: from Technical Exercise to the Artistic Discovery Homenya А.А. The article deals with recently found Robert Schumann’s work that hasn’t been studied by Russian musicologists yet. Schumann’s «Exercises» are examined in the light of the problem “Schumann’s Beethoven” and general questions of Romantic music. Key words: R. Schumann, L. van Bethoven, “Exercises” E-mail: ahomenya@yandex.ru