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    Frédéric Chopin was a famous Polish composer and pianist born in 1810. He showed musical talent from a young age, publishing his first composition at age 7. Chopin later moved to Paris where he found success performing for high society and teaching piano. Though his health declined in his later years due to tuberculosis, Chopin composed many influential piano works and was considered Poland's greatest composer. He died in 1849 at the age of 39.

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    Frédéric Chopin was a famous Polish composer and pianist born in 1810. He showed musical talent from a young age, publishing his first composition at age 7. Chopin later moved to Paris where he found success performing for high society and teaching piano. Though his health declined in his later years due to tuberculosis, Chopin composed many influential piano works and was considered Poland's greatest composer. He died in 1849 at the age of 39.

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    Frédéric Chopin was a famous Polish composer and pianist born in 1810. He showed musical talent from a young age, publishing his first composition at age 7. Chopin later moved to Paris where he found success performing for high society and teaching piano. Though his health declined in his later years due to tuberculosis, Chopin composed many influential piano works and was considered Poland's greatest composer. He died in 1849 at the age of 39.

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    FrdricChopin
    Pianit,Compoer (18101849)

    ConideredPoland'greatetcompoer,FrdricChopinfocued
    hieffortonpianocompoitionandwaatronginfluenceon
    compoerwhofollowedhim.

    Synopsis

    NAM BornonMarch1,1810,inZelazowaWola,Poland,FrdricChopin,
    FrdricChopin grewupinamiddleclassfamily.Hepublishedhisfirstcompositionat
    age7andbeganperformingoneyearlater.In1832,hemovedto
    OCCUPATION
    Pianit,Compoer Paris,socializedwithhighsocietyandwasknownasanexcellentpiano
    teacher.Hispianocompositionswerehighlyinfluential.Hediedon
    IRTHDAT
    October17,1849,inParis,France.
    March1,1810

    DATHDAT
    Octoer17,1849 Early Years
    PLACOFIRTH
    ZelazowaWola,Poland FrdricChopinwasbornFryderykFranciszekSzopenonMarch1,
    1810,inthesmallvillageofZelazowaWola,DuchyofWarsaw(now
    PLACOFDATH
    Pari,France Poland).HisFather,Nicholas,wasaFrenchmigrwhowasworking
    asabookkeeperwhenhemetandmarriedJustynaKrzyzanowska.
    AKA
    SoonafterFrdricwasborn,Nicholasfoundemploymentasatutor
    FrderkFrancizek
    zopen
    foraristocraticfamiliesinWarsaw.
    Frderkzopen
    FrdricFranoi
    Chopin Hisfather'semploymentexposedyoungChopintoculturedWarsaw
    FrderkFrancizek society,andhismotherintroducedhimtomusicatanearlyage.By
    Chopin age6,youngChopinwasablyplayingthepianoandcomposingtunes.
    NICKNAM Recognizinghistalent,hisfamilyengagedprofessionalmusician
    Frcek WojciechZywnyforlessons,andsoonpupilsurpassedteacherinboth
    techniqueandimagination.
    FULLNAM
    FrdricChopin

    Child Prodigy

    By1818,Chopinwasperforminginelegantsalonsandwritinghisowncompositions,includingthe
    PolonaiseinGMinor.By1826,hehadcomposedseveralpianopiecesindifferentstyles,andhis
    parentsenrolledhimintheWarsawConservatoryofMusic,wherehestudiedforthreeyears
    underPolishcomposerJosefElsner.

    However,sensingheneededabroadermusicalexperience,Chopin'sparentseventuallysenthim
    toVienna,wherehemadehisperformancedebutin1829.Audienceswereenthralledwithhis
    highlytechnicalyetpoeticallyexpressiveperformances.Overthenextfewyears,Chopin
    performedinPoland,Germany,AustriaandParis,wherehesettledin1832.Therehequickly
    establishedrelationshipswithotheryoungcomposers,amongthemFranzLiszt,VincenzoBellini
    andFelixMendelssohn.

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    Life in Paris

    WhileinParis,Chopinfoundhisdelicatestyledidn'talwaysenthrallthelargerconcertaudiences,
    whohadbeenexposedtotheworksofFranzSchubertandLudwigvanBeethoven.Afortuitous
    introductiontotheRothschildfamilyopenednewdoors,however,andChopinsoonfound
    employmentinthegreatparlorsofParisasbothrecitalistandteacher.Hisincreasedincome
    allowedhimtolivewellandcomposesuchpiecesasNocturnesofOpp.9and15,theScherzoin
    Bflatminor,Op.31andtheSonatainBflatminor,Op.35.

    Relationship with George Sand

    ThoughChopinhadhadyouthfulloveaffairsandwasatonetimeengaged,noneofhis
    relationshipslastedmorethanayear.In1838hebeganaloveaffairwithFrench
    novelistAmantineLucileAuroreDupin,aka,GeorgeSand.Thecouplespentaharshwinteron
    theSpanishislandofMajorca,whereChopinbecameill.InMarch1839,Sandrealized
    thatChopinneededmedicalattentionandtookhimtoMarseille,wherehewasdiagnosedwith
    consumption(tuberculosis).

    AfteraperiodofrecuperationinMarseille,inMay1839ChopinandSandsettledsouthofParisin
    Nohant,Sand'scountryhome.Thenextsevenyearsprovedtobethehappiestandmost
    productiveperiodofChopin'slife.Hesteadilycomposedaseriesofmasterpieces,includingthe
    SonatainBMinor,theOpus55NocturnesandtheOpus56Mazurkas.Thegrowingdemandfor
    hisnewworksandhisgreaterunderstandingofthepublishingbusinessalsobroughtincreased
    incomeandprovidedChopinanelegantlifestyle.

    Final Years and Death

    Bythemid1840s,bothChopin'shealthandhisrelationshipwithGeorgeSandweredeteriorating.
    Hisbehaviorhadalsobecomeerratic,possiblyduetoanundiagnosedformofepilepsy.Their
    affairendedin1848after,amongotherthings,Sand'sunflatteringportrayaloftheirrelationshipin
    her1846novelLucreziaFloriani.Attheend,bothpartiesweretooproudtoreconcile,and
    Chopin'sspiritandhealthwerebroken.HemadeanextendedtourtotheBritishIsles,wherehe
    struggledunderanexhaustingschedule,makinghislastpublicappearanceonNovember16,
    1848.HethenreturnedtoParis,wherehediedonOctober17,1849,atage39.Hisbodywas
    buriedatPreLachaisecemetery,buthisheartwasinterredatachurchinWarsaw,nearthe
    placeofhisbirth.

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