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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Frédéric Chopin
A biographyBy 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 Józef Elsner.
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.
Sourceshttp://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1810
throughhttp://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. 9http://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.
Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9
Sourceshttp://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