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Frederic Francois Chopin
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Chopin was a Polish
composer, one of the
most important
pianists of the
Romantic period,
who wrote primarily
for the solo piano.
Biography
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He was born in
Poland, in 1810.
Chopin was a French
immigrant and his
mother was Polish.
Both his parents were
involved with music.
His father played the
flute and the violin
and his mother was a
pianist.
Biography
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Though his father
taught French, it was
the Polish language
and culture which
dominated in his
house and this
influenced him
deeply for all his life.
Education
By the age of 8 he was
recognized as a child
prodigy, performing in
elegant salons and
beginning to write his
own pieces. He
completed his musical
education in Warsaw
before leaving Poland
at the age of 21.
Chopin in Paris
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In 1831 he settled in
Paris where he
worked as a piano
teacher and gave
performances mainly
to private salons.
Relationship with George
Sand

In 1838 he began an
affair with the French
eccentric novelist
George Sand, who he
met in the house of
Franz List.
Chopin in England and
Scotland
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In 1848 he lived for a
long period in
England and Scotland
where he gave
recitals.
The last years
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He spent the last few
years of his short life
in a state of poor
health and finally died
from tuberculosis at
the age of 39.
His music
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The majority of his
music is for solo
piano and he made
his own etudes,
sonatas, mazurkas,
waltzes, nochurnes,
polonaises and
preludes.
Famous quotes about Chopin
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''Hats off gentlemen, a
genius'' - Robert
Schumann
''A really perfect
virtuoso'‘ - Felix
Mendelssohn
''He shines lonely,
peerless in the firmament
of art'' - Franz Liszt