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Frédéric-François Chopin (IPA [ˈʃo̝ˌpã̝]), (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential and admired composers for the piano. He was born "Fryderyk Franciszek", of French and Polish parentage in the village of Żelazowa Wola, Poland. In Warsaw he was hailed as a child prodigy for his keyboard and composition skill. He adopted the French variant of his name, "Frédéric-François", when he left for Paris at the age of 20, having already composed his two piano concertos, and he never retu ...

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According to the composer himself and his family, Chopin was born on March 1, 1810. However, his baptismal certificate lists his date of birth as February 22. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in central Poland near Sochaczew, in the region of Masovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw. He was born to Mikołaj (Nicolas) Chopin, a Frenchman who adopted Poland as his homeland when he moved there in 1787, and to his Polish mother, Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowska. The family moved to Warsaw in October 1810. ...

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According to the composer himself and his family, Chopin was born on March 1, 1810. His baptismal certificate lists his date of birth as February 22, but it is believed this was an error on the part of the priest. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in central Poland near Sochaczew, in the region of Masovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw. He was born to Mikołaj (Nicolas) Chopin, a Frenchman of distant Polish ancestry who adopted Poland as his homeland when he moved there in 1787, and to his Polish mother, Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowska. The family moved to Warsaw in October 1810. ...

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All of Chopin's works, without exception, involve the piano, whether solo or accompanied. They are predominantly for solo piano but include a small number of works for piano and secondary instruments, including a second piano, violin, cello, voice, and orchestra. His larger scale works such as the four ballades, the four scherzos, the barcarolle, and sonatas have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his impromptus, mazurkas, nocturnes, waltzes and polonaises. Two important collections are the 24 ...

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Chopin's music for the piano combined a unique rhythmic sense (particularly his use of rubato, chromatic inflections, and counterpoint). This mixture produces a particularly fragile sound in the melody and the harmony, which are nonetheless underpinned by solid and interesting harmonic techniques. He took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication, and endowed popular dance forms, such as the Polish mazurka and the Viennese waltz with a greater range of melody and expressio ...

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In commemoration of the genius of Frédéric Chopin, the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is held in Warsaw, Poland every five years. Frédéric Chopin - Eponyms. The following have been named after the composer: Asteroid 3784 Chopin Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (also known as Frederic Chopin International Airport). ...

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