Name:____________________

Chopin
Name the year of Chopin birth and the year of his death _________
1810 - _________

1849

Country of birth _________________

Poland

Identify the significant of each of following in his musical career.

Paris ________________________________________________________________________

He settled there after Warsaw was invaded by Russia. In Paris, he met many important musicians,
artists, and writers.
Franz Liszt __________________________________________________________________

He was close friends with Liszt

George Sand __________________________________________________________________

He met her at a party and began a 10 years love affair which had a bitter end.

Jane Stirling ____________________________________________________________

She was his students who helped organize a tour in London and also helped his sister
come to Paris for his funeral by a loan.
Bel canto opera He was influenced by the Bel Canto style of Opera.
____________________________________________________________

Nationalism __________________________________________________________________

He has many works of Polish Nationalism such as Mazurkas and Polonaises.

John Field __________________________________________________________________

Chopin's nocturnes were first used by John Field.

Name 2 genres he cultivated and give 1 example of each

Ballades
____________________ Ballade in G Minor
________________________________________________

____________________
Polonaise ________________________________________________

Polonaise in Ab Major

Identify 4 types of solo piano works

1. _________________________________
Ballade 2. _________________________________

Prelude

Polonaise
3. _________________________________ 4. _________________________________

Sonata

Identify 2 types of dances composed

Polonaise dance Waltz

1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________

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Name:____________________
Identify 4 specific style features

1. __________________________________________________________________________

His music often had robato

2. __________________________________________________________________________

His music has long ornamental passages (e.g. trills, etc.)

3. __________________________________________________________________________

His music has chromatic melodies

4. __________________________________________________________________________

His music had unexpected modulations

Composer ___________________
Frederic Chopin Genre ______________________

Polonaise

Form of the work ________________________

A-B-A

Name 4 speci c style features

The music has a strong sense of nationalism

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________

The left hand is in strict time while the right hand has more rubato.

3. __________________________________________________________________________

There are fast ascending chromatic scales

4. __________________________________________________________________________
The left hand has fast octave ostinato in section B.

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