2. Grade 9 - BINAG
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Frederic
Francois
Chopin
HADJI JAMEL, Shara Aysha B.
Group 4
3. Frederic Francois Chopin
• Born on March 1, 1810 and died
on October 17, 1849
• He was a Polish composer and
virtuoso pianist of the Romantic
Period
• He was a child prodigy
• He failed an engagement with
Maria Wodzinska
4. Frederic Francois Chopin
• He maintained a troublesome
relationship with the French
writer Aurore Dupin
• He was supported financially by
his admirer Jane Stirling
5. About him
- He began to compose and write
poems at age six
- Performed his 1st concerto at
eight
- His father played the flute and
violin
- His mother was a piano teacher
- At 20, he completed his
education in music
6. About him
- At 21, he settled in Paris
- He became friends with known
composers like Berlioz,
Mendelssohn, and Franz Liszt.
7. Major Piano
Works:
• Mazurka
s
• Waltzes
• Nocturne
s
• Polonais
es
• Ballade
• Etudes
• Impromptus
• Scherzi
• Preludes
• Sonatas
