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Fryeryk Chopin (Polish: Fryderyk [Franciszek] Chopin, sometimes Szopen; French: Frédéric [François] Chopin; surname pronunciation in English: IPA: /ˈʃoʊpæn/, in French: IPA: [ʃɔpɛ̃]; March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) was a Polishcomposer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and ranks as one of music's greatest tone poets.

Trivia about chopin

  • After hearing the variations on "Don Giovanni", Robert Schumann called this Polish composer "a genius"
  • Composer who had a celebrated love affair with novelist George Sand
  • In 1810, the same year as Schumann, this Polish pianist & composer was born
  • Of Schumann, Chopin or Verdi, the luxury vodka brand
  • Around 1915 Debussy composed 12 etudes in memory of this Polish-French composer
  • Though at birth his first name was spelled Fryderyk, he preferred the French spelling Frederic
  • This Polish composer who died in 1849 wrote almost exclusively for the piano
  • Said one way, it's a French-Polish pianist; said another way, it's a Scottish measure equal to 1 quart
  • While with George Sand on Majorca, he began showing symptoms of what is believed to be tuberculosis
  • This author's "The Awakening" finds Mme. Pontellier shaken by the appropriate strains of a Polish composer
  • Poland's largest airport is located in Warsaw & named for this composer
  • Opus 51 of this man portrayed in the movie "Impromptu" is an impromptu in G flat major
  • Sadly, this Polish-French composer died in 1849, never having written a symphony, opera or bluegrass tune
  • Born in 1810, this pianist studied harmony at the Warsaw Conservatory
  • I love the music of this Polish-French composer, so we must see "In the Nght", which features his nocturnes
  • At 7 he wrote a polonaise in G minor; a year later he performed for Czar Alexander I, who was in Warsaw at the time
  • Among the many Baroque churches in Warsaw is the Church of the Holy Cross that contains this composer's heart
  • This 19th c. composer's Mazurka No. 9 (Op. 7 No. 5) is one of the peppier ones

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