Transcript Frederic Chopin

Frederic Chopin
Biography
Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer
and virtuosos pianist of the Romantic era.
He was born on 22nd February or 1st March
1810 in Żelazowa Wola and died on 17th
October 1849 in Paris. The feature of the works
of Chopin was capitalised on the stylistic
patterns of Polish folk music. Chopin composed
9 Polonaises, 57 Mazurkas, 21 Nocturnes, 4
Scherzo, 4 Ballads, 2 Etudes, 24 Preludes, 3
Sonatas, 2 Concerts and a dozen songs for
voice and piano.
The most important works
The most famous works are:
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"Etiude revolutionary" in C - minor
Polonais As - dur
" 'Prelude ' in the Rain" in Des - dur
Sonata in B - minor
"Action Waltz" Des - dur
Piano Concerto in F- minor
Piano Concerto in E - minor
Scherzo H - minor
Portrait of Frederic Chopin
Monument to Frederic Chopin