FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
When and where was Frédéric
born?
Frédéric Chopin was
born on 1 March 1810
in Żelazowa Wola.
Chopin’s parents:
Polish mother- Justyna
 French father- Nicolas
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Why famous?
Musician
 Composer
 Virtuos
 Music teacher
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When did the young Frédéric start
playing the piano? And how old was
Chopin when he composed his first
work?
Frédéric started
playing the piano
when he was 5 years
old. His mother was
his first music teacher.
At the age of 7 he
composed his first
work.
Later…
Autumn 1826 – began
to study with Józef
Elsner at the Warsaw
Conservatory.
 1830- finished his
education in Poland.
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What was the name of Chopin’s
first piano piece?
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Chopin’s first work
was called polonaise
in G-moll
Some of his works
58 mazurkas
 27 etudes
 20 waltzes
 17 polonaises
 4 ballades
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And much,much more!
When did Chopin leave Poland
forever?
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In November 1830 he
left Poland forever.
First he went to
Dresden, then to
Vienna, Salzburg,
Munich and Stuttgart.
Finally he arrived in
Paris.
Who was George Sand?
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She was Chopin’s
greatest love.
When did Chopin die?
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Chopin died on 17
October 1849 in Paris.
Chopin’s Tomb is
located in the Paris
cemetery PereLachaise.
Where is the Chopin’s heart ?
His heart is in the
Church of the Holy
Cross in Warsaw.
What is a memorial to Frédéric
Chopin?
The world’s oldest and
the most famous
music competition,
the International
Chopin Piano
Competition, is held
every five years in
Warsaw.
Interesting information about
Chopin
Joseph Sikorski wrote in his "memory of
Chopin", Chopin as a child cried when his
mother played the piano.
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Young Frédéric totally hated the music
by his possessive father, who placed his all
hopes in Frédéric. He persecuted his son
consequently and forced him to constantly
playing the piano.
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His portrait appeared on the 5000 zł
Polish banknote from 1982
(but not any more)
The reason for Frédéric’s breakup with
George Sand was an argument about the
size of a chicken sarved for lunch.
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According to legend, Frederic Chopin was
born while his father Nicolas was playing
the violin.
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The Warsaw press called Chopin "small
Chopinek", "child prodigy" and "second
Mozart„.
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His name was given to the crater on
Mercury.
His name was given to
Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk.
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Authors: Justyna Nowak,
Izabella Mazgaj