Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric-François Chopin (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) was a Polish composer and pianist of Polish and French parentage who wrote almost exclusively for the piano. He was born as Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, adopting the French variant "Frédéric-François" when he left Poland for Paris at age 20, never to return. His surname is also sometimes spelled Szopen in Polish texts.

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March 1 - 1810 - October 17 - 1849 - Polish - Composer - Pianist - Piano - French - Paris - Polish

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His compositions, such as the Funeral March piano sonata and the twenty-four études, are widely considered to be amongst the pinnacles of the piano repertoire. Although some of his music is among the most technically demanding for the instrument, Chopin wrote a new style of piano music which emphasizes poetry, nuance and expressive depth, rather than mere technical display. Hence, he is often thought now as one of the mainstays of Romanticism in nineteenth-century classical music.

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''Funeral March'' piano sonata - Piano music - Romanticism - Nineteenth-century - Classical music

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