Friedrich Fran?ois Chopin (F.F. Chopin, 1810-1849) was a 19th-century Polish composer and pianist.
Friedrich Chopin was born in 1810 in Czia?owa Wola, a suburb of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and moved his family to Warsaw in the same year.In 1816, Chopin studied the piano with the famous piano teacher, Mr. Wojciech, and in 1817, Chopin composed his first compositions, the Polish Dances in B major and g minor.
In 1818, Chopin made his first appearance on stage at a charity concert in the Radziwi family palace, playing a work by Adalbert Gyrowetz, and from then on he was in the salons of the Polish aristocracy.
In 1822, Chopin studied with the music educator and composer Józef Elsner, and a year later gave a public performance of a work by the German composer Ferdinand Ries. 1826, after graduating from high school, Chopin continued his studies of piano and composition with Józef Elsner at the Warsaw Conservatory. composition.
After 1829, Chopin toured Europe as a composer and pianist, giving many concerts. 1830, due to the Polish Uprising, Chopin left his homeland of Poland and moved to Paris, France, where he began to make a living playing, teaching, and composing. 1837, Chopin refused to accept the position and title of "His Majesty's Chief Pianist". In 1837, Chopin refused the position and title of "His Majesty's Chief Pianist".
In 1848, Chopin gave his last concert in Paris and was invited to visit England and Scotland. On October 17, 1849, Chopin died of tuberculosis at his home in Paris.
Expanded InformationChopin was one of the most influential and popular piano composers in history, one of the most important figures in the history of Polish music, and a representative of 19th-century Romantic music in Europe. His works are based on Polish folk songs and dances, but at the same time, he was y influenced by Bach, mostly piano pieces, and was known as the "Romantic Piano Poet".
On February 4, 1838, Heinrich Heine called Chopin, who was in his creative prime, "the poet of music" in an article published in the Parisian newspaper Le Chronique de la Musique. This is probably the origin of the current title of Chopin's "Piano Poet". Heine was an absolute master of the word, and it was he who coined the phrase "Lisztomania" in 1844.
Chopin's piano compositions are varied, rich in content, simple in feeling, concise in approach, closely linked to the life of the Polish people, history and patriotic poetry, with passionate and exuberant tunes, colorful harmonies, and a flexible structure. As a famous piano player, Chopin's playing skills are exquisite, delicate, gorgeous sound, rich in passion, out of the ordinary, his unique use of the piano pedal.
Chopin's works are delicate but not pretentious, lyrical but not indiscriminate, sad but not howling, beautiful but not flirty. Anyone who understands Chopin can feel the richness and complexity of his musical weave and crystal clear. Dark gray sadness against the blue background. Even when tears fill the eyes, the teardrops do not fall.
Representative works: Ballade: Ballade in D-flat Major, Ballade in A-flat Major, Ballade in G-flat Major, Ballade in Ascending C Minor; Piano Sonatas: Piano Sonata No. 3, Piano Sonata No. 1, Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor; Nocturne: Nocturne in A-flat Major, Nocturne in E-flat Major, Nocturne in Ascending F Major; Etudes: C Revolutionary Exercise in C minor, Parting Exercise in E major, and so on.
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