Chopin: The Man and His MusicFrederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) was one of the most influential musicians of the 19th Century. Discovered as a child-prodigy pianist in his native Poland, he later travelled to France, where he remained after the Polish uprising of 1830-31. There he gave few public performances, but worked as composer and piano teacher. He later became a French citizen and conducted a stormy relationship with French writer George Sand (Aurore Dudevant). He died at 39 of pulmonary tuberculosis. Chopin innovated many traditional forms of piano music and also created new forms such as the ballade. Though technically demanding, his music is nuanced and deeply expressive. His mazurkas and polonaises became the centerpiece of Polish classical music. |
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III England Scotland and Pere La Chaise | 64 |
IV The Artist | 82 |
V Poet and Psychologist | 110 |
PART IIHIS MUSIC | 128 |
Titanic Experiments | 129 |
The Preludes | 192 |
The Nocturnes | 226 |
Faery Dramas | 246 |
XI Classical Currents | 262 |
Heroic Hymns of Battle | 287 |
Dances of the Soul | 303 |
XIV Chopin the Conqueror | 333 |
Bibliography | 345 |
VIII Impromptus and Valses | 214 |
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