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Frédéric Chopin
Country of origin:
Poland
Birthday:
March 1, 1810
Date of death:
October 17, 1849
About Frédéric Chopin
Fryderyk (French: Frédéric) Chopin, Polish composer and pianist, son of an immigrated French language teacher and a Polish mother; one of the most famous piano virtuosos and composers of the 19th century.
Life and Work:
Chopin studied with Józef Elsner, among others, and since 1831 had lived as a famous pianist, composer and much sought-after teacher in Paris where he found an important circle of friends (Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, Honoré de Balzac, Heinrich Heine, Giacomo Meyerbeer). In 1838 a lung disease forced him to go to Mallorca to take a cure where he was accompanied by the author George Sand. In 1848, suffering from his incurable disease, he went on a concert trip to England and Scotland.
Chopin was the originator of a new piano style in which high virtuosity is completely in the service of poetic expression. This style is characterized by a cantabile melody inspired by the bel canto of the Italian opera and especially by Polish folk music, particularly rich ornamentation which is given a structural function beyond its merely embellishing character, a chromatic harmony rich in modulation, a varied rhythm often inspired by Polish folk music (mazurkas, polonaises), and subtle dynamic, agogic distinctions (tempo rubato). Chopin only wrote works for the piano or works in which the piano is of central importance; he was one of the masters of the lyrical piano piece (nocturnes, preludes, impromptus) in which the étude was included as well and which could also be expanded into large forms, e.g. into the purely instrumental ballad first documented with Chopin. The Sonatas in B flat minor and B minor are among the highlights of their genre. Thanks to Franz Liszt, Sergey Rakhmaninov, Aleksandr Skriabin and Karol Szymanovski, Chopin's piano style had a lasting effect until into the 20th century.
Works:
Works for piano and orchestra: Piano Concertos in E minor Op. 11 (1830) and F minor Op. 21 (1829); Variations on »Là ci darem la mano« (from Mozart's »Don Giovanni«) Op. 2 (1827); Great Fantasia on Polish Tunes Op. 13 (1828); Concert Rondo »Krakowiak« Op. 14 (1828); Grande Polonaise in E flat major Op. 22 (1831/32). Piano Trio in G minor Op. 8 (1828/29); Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor Op. 65 (1845/46).
Piano works: 16 polonaises, 60 mazurkas, 22 waltzes, 3 sonatas (in C minor Op. 4, 1827; in B flat minor Op. 35, 1839; in B minor Op. 58, 1844), 20 nocturnes, 27 études, 4 ballads, 25 preludes, 4 impromptus, 4 scherzos, variations, fantasias. 17 Polish Songs Op. 74 (182947).
Works for piano and orchestra: Piano Concertos in E minor Op. 11 (1830) and F minor Op. 21 (1829); Variations on »Là ci darem la mano« (from Mozart's »Don Giovanni«) Op. 2 (1827); Great Fantasia on Polish Tunes Op. 13 (1828); Concert Rondo »Krakowiak« Op. 14 (1828); Grande Polonaise in E flat major Op. 22 (1831/32). Piano Trio in G minor Op. 8 (1828/29); Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor Op. 65 (1845/46).
Piano works: 16 polonaises, 60 mazurkas, 22 waltzes, 3 sonatas (in C minor Op. 4, 1827; in B flat minor Op. 35, 1839; in B minor Op. 58, 1844), 20 nocturnes, 27 études, 4 ballads, 25 preludes, 4 impromptus, 4 scherzos, variations, fantasias. 17 Polish Songs Op. 74 (182947).
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(from Cinq Mazurkas, Op. 7/5)Composer: Frédéric ChopinEditor: Monika TwelsiekMedia Type: E-score PDFProduct number: ED 9044 Q23260E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€1.99Incl. Tax -
(from Quatre Mazurkas op. 67/2)Composer: Frédéric ChopinEditor: Monika TwelsiekMedia Type: E-score PDFProduct number: ED 9044 Q23258E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Rudolf MauzMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: clarinet in Bb and pianoProduct number: ED 9837 Q564375E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€3.99Incl. Tax -
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Ary van LeeuwenMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Flute
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Valse op. 46, No. 1Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Richard JohnstonMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Score and partsInstrumentation: 3 clarinets in Bb, 1 bass clarinetLanguage: EnglishProduct number: KN 15146Print editionPrint editionIn stock€16.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
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from: Fantasie Impromptu op. 66Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Martin HegelMedia Type: E-score PDFProduct number: ED 21908 Q44857E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€1.99Incl. Tax -
Easiest Piano Pieces by Frédéric ChopinComposer: Frédéric ChopinEditor: Wilhelm OhmenSeries: Easy Composer Series
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Easiest Piano Pieces by Frédéric ChopinComposer: Frédéric ChopinEditor: Wilhelm OhmenMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Easy Composer Series
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Emil PrillMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Flötentöne
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op 2, no 2Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Anna LapwoodMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: organProduct number: BH 14150 Q584340E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.49Incl. Tax -
The PianistComposer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Hans-Guenter HeumannMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 23567 Q559983E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax -
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Op. 9/2Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Hans-Guenter HeumannMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: pianoLanguage: German, EnglishProduct number: ED 20850 Q16727E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax -
aus dem Film "Der Pianist"Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Hans-Guenter HeumannMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 21333 Q12976E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Bacsó Kristóf TanéiewMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: cello and pianoLanguage: French, German, EnglishProduct number: ZM19240Print editionPrint editionIn stock€7.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Hawkes Pocket Scores, HPS 1348
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Music for Piano, 136
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Music for Piano, No. 135
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Music for Piano, No. 120
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op. 9/2Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Wolfgang BirtelMedia Type: E-score PDFProduct number: ED 21563 Q40312E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax -
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Edited from the autographs, manuscript copies and original editionsComposer: Frédéric ChopinEditor: Jan EkierMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Urtext + FacsimileInstrumentation: pianoProduct number: UT51006Print editionPrint editionIn stock€15.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
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Composer: Frédéric ChopinMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Music for Piano, 227
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aus dem Film „DER PIANIST“Composer: Frédéric ChopinArranger: Hans-Guenter HeumannMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 20045 Q556181E-score PDFE-score PDFIn stock€2.99Incl. Tax
