FRYDERYK CHOPIN

And some information about him

LIFE OF CHOPINHe was born on 22th of February or 1st of March 1810 in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw.

ŻELAZOWA WOLAŻelazowa Wola is a small village near Warsaw.

LIFE OF CHOPINChopin is considered one of the most important composers of the romantic, as well as one of the most important Polish composers in history. He was one of the most famous pianists of his time, often called the poet of the piano.

CHILDHOODAt baptism he was given the names of Fryderyk Franciszek in honor of his godfather, and probably his grandfather - François.

CHILDHOODAt the turn of the fourth and fifth year of his life, Chopin began to play the piano, initially with his mother.

CHILDHOOD

In 1816, he began taking lessons from Wojciech Żywny. He learned very quickly .

CHILDHOODAleksandra Tarczewska wrote about Chopin:

"It was enough [...] after one evening of young Chopin’s play, when he was

eighth , for experts to say that Chopin would replace Mozart"

LIFE OF CHOPINChopin was sometimes in the Radziwil Palace in Antonin.

CREATIONChopin created almost exclusively works for piano, an instrument typical of the Romantic period of music.

During the national partitions Chopin's work symbolized the patriotic feelings.

CREATIONTrips - to Szafarnia Dusznik, Toruń, Gdańsk, Płock and other towns of Wielkopolska, Pomerania and Silesia, Chopin allowed to know the treasures of Polish culture and Polish folk music, which he did not forget the rest of your life.

CREATIONHe created:

57 mazurkas, 16 Polonaises, 19 rolls, 19 nocturnes, 4 ballades, 4 scherzo, 26 preludes, 27 etudes, 17 songs, two piano concertos, 4 Impromptus

LIFE OF CHOPIN10th of September, Chopin arrived in Paris

THE LAST INTERVAL OF LIVE

After the outbreak of the revolution in Paris in 1848 Chopin went to England and Scotland. He had

been ill with tuberculosis.

THE LAST INTERVAL OF LIVE

Chopin's illness and the cause of his untimely death at the age of 39 still remain unclear.

Image of „The Last Moments Of Frederic Chopin" Theophilus Kwiatkowski

THE LAST INTERVAL OF LIVE

  Chopin died in the environment of several people close to him around 2 am on Oct. 17, 1849.

ABOUT CHOPIN…The memory of Chopin as a great composer does not disappear.

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Presentation made by Weronika Pałat

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Information derived from:

http://pl.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/biography/page/1

http://www.chopin.info.pl/show.php?DOC=jego_epoka

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroba_Fryderyka_Chopina

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fryderyk_Chopin#Ostatni_okres_.C5.BCycia

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_dzie%C5%82_Fryderyka_Chopina

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