Frédéric Chopin

A biographyBy Alysea Aguado

Childhood• He was born on March 1st, 1810 near

Warsaw Poland. • Began playing the piano, composing

and performing at a very young age.• His first compositions had to be

written down for him because he didn’t read music.

• At age nine he began playing for aristocracies and nobility in their homes.

School Years• At ages 14 through 16 he was in

secondary school at Warsaw Liceum. • He was a normal teenage boy in the

sense that he joked and laughed with his friends.

• At 16 his studies at Warsaw Liceum end and he begins studying composition with Józef Elsner.

Friends• Chopin had many good friendships

with his school mates while he was younger.

• One of his closest friends was a boy named Jan Białobłocki.

• Growing up, he spent many summers and holidays away from home, with friends.

Travelling• Chopin travelled a lot after his school

years.• He travelled to many cites in Poland

along with several others in Europe, including Berlin, Vienna and Paris.

• He spent the rest of his life in Paris because he loved the city so much.

Madame Sand• While in Paris, he met a French author known

as George Sand, was very domineering and six years older than him.

• Through the rest of his life, they had an on again-off again relationship. She had animosity toward him due to his poor health. Also she suspected he had fallen in love with her daughter.

• They separated and Frédéric stated to a friend that ending this long relationship had ruined his life .

Death• Tuberculosis killed Frédéric Chopin on

October 17th, 1849. He was just 39 years old.

• He was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris and Polish soil was sprinkled on his tomb.

• He was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris and Polish soil was sprinkled on his tomb.

Sourceshttp://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1810

throughhttp://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1846 

http://www.chopinmusic.net/biographies/chopin/

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ch-Co/Chopin-Fr-d-ric.html

http://gluedideas.com/Encyclopedia-Britannica-Volume-5-Part-1-Cast-Iron-Cole/Angelica-Catalani.html

Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9http://www.rhapsody.com/share/Tra.9227924

• Chopin wrote this piece while in Vienna in the summer of 1831.

• It was written during a time of war, which would seem to explain the sadness felt throughout the piece.

• This piece has been used in many movies, such as 127 Hours with James Franco.

• Chopin has a version of this piece with additional cadenzas and ornaments for his students to work with.

Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9

Sourceshttp://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/life/calendar/year/1831

http://www.127hours-soundtrack.com/bio/default.aspx

http://www.chopinproject.com/2010/08/24/chopin-project-releases-rare-edition-single-nocturne-op-9-no-2-original-cadenzas/

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1biX1pLbPk