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Frédéric Chopin. A biography By Alysea Aguado. Childhood. He was born on March 1 st , 1810 near Warsaw Poland. Began playing the piano, composing and performing at a very young age. His first compositions had to be written down for him because he didn’t read music.
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Frédéric Chopin A biography By Alysea Aguado
Childhood • He was born on March 1st, 1810 near Warsaw Poland. • Began playing the piano, composing and performing at a very young age. • His first compositions had to be written down for him because he didn’t read music. • At age nine he began playing for aristocracies and nobility in their homes.
School Years • At ages 14 through 16 he was in secondary school at Warsaw Liceum. • He was a normal teenage boy in the sense that he joked and laughed with his friends. • At 16 his studies at Warsaw Liceum end and he begins studying composition with JózefElsner.
Friends • Chopin had many good friendships with his school mates while he was younger. • One of his closest friends was a boy named Jan Białobłocki. • Growing up, he spent many summers and holidays away from home, with friends.
Travelling • Chopin travelled a lot after his school years. • He travelled to many cites in Poland along with several others in Europe, including Berlin, Vienna and Paris. • He spent the rest of his life in Paris because he loved the city so much.
Madame Sand • While in Paris, he met a French author known as George Sand, was very domineering and six years older than him. • Through the rest of his life, they had an on again-off again relationship. She had animosity toward him due to his poor health. Also she suspected he had fallen in love with her daughter. • They separated and Frédéric stated to a friend that ending this long relationship had ruined his life .
Death • Tuberculosis killed Frédéric Chopin on October 17th, 1849. He was just 39 years old. • He was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris and Polish soil was sprinkled on his tomb. • He was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris and Polish soil was sprinkled on his tomb.
Sources http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1810 through http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1846 http://www.chopinmusic.net/biographies/chopin/ http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ch-Co/Chopin-Fr-d-ric.html http://gluedideas.com/Encyclopedia-Britannica-Volume-5-Part-1-Cast-Iron-Cole/Angelica-Catalani.html
Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9 http://www.rhapsody.com/share/Tra.9227924 • Chopin wrote this piece while in Vienna in the summer of 1831. • It was written during a time of war, which would seem to explain the sadness felt throughout the piece. • This piece has been used in many movies, such as 127 Hours with James Franco. • Chopin has a version of this piece with additional cadenzas and ornaments for his students to work with.
Sources http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1831 http://www.127hours-soundtrack.com/bio/default.aspx http://www.chopinproject.com/2010/08/24/chopin-project-releases-rare-edition-single-nocturne-op-9-no-2-original-cadenzas/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1biX1pLbPk