Comparing Chopin's Life And Music

Chopin is originally from Poland. He was born on March 1, 1810. He was a great composer during the Romantic period. He was a child prodigy on the piano. Chopin's mother was a Polish and his father was a bookkeeper. He was studied with Wojciech Zywny when he was young. He also learned harmony and counterpoint with Jozef Elsner. Chopin has his first concert when he was 8. As a pianist, his talents were beyond emulation. He restricted to the beauty and evenness of song. He wrote mostly solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as on of the leading musicians of his era. Chopin's parents sent him to the Warsaw Conservatory of Music and he studied with Elsner for three years. However, his parents eventually sent him to Vienna because they thought he needed a broader musical experience.
After few years, he performed all over the world. Finally, he settled down in Paris at the age of 21. There, he made friends which included famous musicians like Franz Liszt. He was really struggling between Paris and Vienna because he was homesick. In Paris, he was in loved with French novelist, …show more content…
His innovations in style, musical form, and harmony, and his music with nationalism were influential throughout the Romantic period. Chopin’s music has a classic purity without a sign of exhibitionism. He had a tragic story of Poland and the chief sources of his inspiration. The theme of Poland’s glories and sufferings was constant before him. He transmuted the melodies and primitive rhythms of his youth into enduring art forms. He composed most of his works in France. Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental ballade. His major piano works include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etude, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas. Chopin’s wrote for solo piano only, which are 61 mazurkas, 16 polonaises, 26 preludes, 27 études, 21 nocturnes, 20 waltzes, 3 sonatas, 4 ballades, 17 Polish songs. He was influenced by