a polish composer a virtuoso pianist
The Monument of Chopin
Life
Chopin was born in Warsaw, and grew up in Warsaw.
By the age of seven Chopin had begun giving public concerts, and in 1817 he composed two polonaises(波兰舞 曲). Chopin may have had some piano instruction from his mother, but from 1816 to 1821, he learned from the Czech pianist Wojciech Żywny.
Works
❖ Over 230 works of Chopin survived; some compositions from early childhood have been lost.
❖ All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music （钢琴独奏乐）, as either piano concertos（钢 琴协奏曲）, songs or chamber music(歌曲及室 内乐).
Musical style
His music, romantic and lyrical(抒情的) in nature, is characterized by exquisite melody of great originality(创意), subtle rhythm(微妙的节奏), and poetic beauty(诗意美).
全曲激昂悲愤，充分展示起义失败后的心情。
Works Appreciation
❖ 《圆舞曲》
Waltz was considered as one of the greatest music genre of Chopin, and it is the vitality of Chopin comparable with the immortal works of others.
At the age of 21 he settled in Paris. Thereafter, during the last 18 years of his life, he gave only some 30 public performances.
He died in Paris in 1849, when he was 34,probably of tuberculosis(肺结核).
Works Appreciation
❖《革命练习曲》
News of the war in Poland inspired Chopin to write many sad musical pieces expressing his grief for "his" Poland. Among these was the famous "Revolutionary Etude.
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Introduction
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 弗里德里克·弗朗索瓦·肖邦 （1810-1846）
圆舞为贵族舞蹈，显现一种华贵庄重。
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