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FRYDERYK CHOPIN
1810-1849
BIRTH Born in Poland, in the Village
of Zelazowa Wola near Sochaczew, in the region of Mazovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Father was French; Mother was Polish.
At the age of six, Chopin began studying piano in 1816.
EARLY MUSICAL ADVENTURES
Early training at the Warsaw Conservatory.
Composed first two pieces by the age of seven.
In 1818, Chopin played in public for the first time.
SCHOLARLY JOURNEYChopin’s talent as a pianist, improviser, and composer of music assured him a strong following in his native country.
Left Poland in 1830 to tour Vienna and Germany.
After the failed Polish revolt against Russia in 1831, Chopin settled in Paris instead of returning to his homeland.
PARIS
Chopin soon gained entry into the most elite social circles.
New Wealth
George Sand
MUSICAL STYLE
Solo Piano
Dances
Nocturnes, Impromptus, and Preludes
Introspective and clearly defined formal outlines
Tempo Rubato
Solo Piano or Piano with other forces
110 dances(mazurkas, waltzes, and polonaises)
4 ballades
4 scherzos
10 nocturnes
27 etudes
COMPOSITIONS
25 preludes
2 piano concertos
3 sonatas
5 chamber works(cello sonata)
20 songs
MAZURKA IN B-FLAT MAJOR
Page 364 in Anthologyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5XeMyKaPR0&feature=fvsr
NO CTU RN E IN D -FL AT M AJO R, OP. 27 , NO. 2
Page 368 in Anthologyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ8RVjm49hE&feature=related
CHOPIN’S LETTERS
Personality, Character and Mental Habits
Teachers Colleagues and Pupils
Environment of Childhood
Inhibitions of Life
DEATH
Tuberculosis
Paris, France
Warsaw
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Concise History of Western Music by Barbara Hanning
Frederic Chopin Chopin’s Letters – collected by Henryk Opienski
Frederic Chopin by Bernard Gavoty
Chopin: The Man and His Music by Herbert Weinstock