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Frédéric François Chopin [n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [n 2] [n 3] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional ...
- 17 October 1849 (aged 39), Paris, France
- Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1 March 1810, Żelazowa Wola, Poland
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- List of compositions
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- Early Life & Influences
- Character & Relationships
- George Sand & Mallorca
- Chopin's Style & Noted Works
- Death & Legacy
Frédéric Chopin was born in the village of Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw, Poland, on 1 March 1810. His mother, Justyna Krzyżanowska, was Polish and his father, Nicholas Chopin, was a French migrant who earned a living as a private tutor; in these two aspects, the son would follow the father. Frédéric (or Fryderyk as it would have been spelt then) had o...
The music historian C. Shonberg gives the following summary of Chopin's character and physique: Chopin was prone to mood swings, and although he is now regarded as one of the greatest composers of Romantic music (see below), he was not particularly romantic regarding his art, preferring, for example, not to give his pieces emotional or descriptive ...
A third relationship was more lasting, this time with the novelist Aurore Dudevant (1804-1876), better known by her pseudonym George Sand under which she wrote sensationalist novels. In 1838, the couple and Dudevant's two children relocated for a lengthy sojourn on the island of Mallorca. Staying in Palma, at first, the Mediterraneanclimate and sce...
Frédéric Chopin's major works include: 1. 2 piano concertos 2. 3 sonatas 3. 4 scherzos 4. 4 ballads 5. 17 polonaises 6. 19 nocturnes 7. 25 preludes 8. 27 études 9. 19 waltzes 10. 57 mazurkas Chopin, at least in his earlier work, was clearly influenced by composers and fellow virtuoso players such as Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) – particularly ...
From the mid-1840s, Chopin was increasingly ill with the effects of his tuberculosis, but this did not prevent him from making a tour of English and Scottish stately homes for private performances in the summer of 1848. One of his audience members was Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). Chopin's condition worsened, and his final public performance was t...
- Mark Cartwright
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux, Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1, Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2
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