Chopin Famous Person Presentation
Transcript of Chopin Famous Person Presentation
People Who've Left Their Mark
Frederic Franois Chopin
Why Famous?
Musician
Composer
Virtuoso
Music teacher
Famous all over the world!
Beginning
1 March 1810 in Zelazowa Wola in Poland.
Parents:Polish mother(Justyna)
French father (Nicolas)+ 3 sisters
Young Chopin's Music
First music teacher his mother.
Instruments:Piano (mainly)
Violin
First & Famous
1st composition 7 years old.
1st public performance (concert) 8 years old.
Little Mozart
Later...
Autumn 1826 began to study with Jzef Elsner at the Warsaw Conservatory.
1830 finished his education (in Poland).
Paris
5 November 1830 moved to Paris (France).
Lived for 18 years.
Composed his best works.
Final Years
1836 got sick on tuberculosis.
17 October 1849 - died.
Some of His Works
58 mazurkas
27 tudes
20 waltzes
17 polonaises
4 ballades
and much, much more!
Monuments
Bibliography
Chopin Monument in Chicago/Project. Oct. 1, 2009
FamousWhy.com. Chopin. Oct. 1, 2009
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. Frdric Chopin. Oct. 1, 2009
Tames Richard. Frederic Chopin. New York: Watts, 1991.