"Polish Waltz in G minor" Chopin's creation at the age of 7

Chopin's Polish Waltz in G minor is a Level 5 piece in the piano exam. Chopin wrote it when he was 7 years old. The first waltz composed. Even though Chopin was only 7 years old when he composed this piece, the piece already shows the characteristics of Chopin's romantic and poetic creation, and his writing style is very poetic and romantic. He is worthy of being a "piano poet", and he started out as a child. Chopin is one of the must-play composers for babies who are learning piano. His musical language and style are very special. Although Chopin is romantic, when playing Chopin's music, you should appreciate and play Chopin from a classical perspective before you can play it. Dance music is classically noble and elegant. Many students are unable to appreciate classical music, so the result is as mechanical as a typewriter. They practice piano very diligently, but they are just a diligent "keyboard warrior", which is really hurtful! It's okay, Teacher Lu Tian can save you. Ladies, hurry up and sit on your stools to watch.

Course introduction:

Don’t practice cutting notes when practicing the position, how to practice in different positions; how to bring out the beauty of dance music, avoid playing like a typewriter, how to play eighth notes well ; How to feel and grasp the changes in speed; how to bring out the different characters in the music; how to bring out the noble feeling of the dance steps in the dance music.

Lecturer: Lu Tian

Piano Poet Chopin

F.F. Chopin (1810─1849), 19th century Polish composer and pianist.

Chopin was born in Poland in 1810;

Began composing in 1817;

Performed on stage in 1818;

1822 to 1829 He studied composition and music theory at the National High School of Music in Warsaw.

He toured Europe as a composer and pianist since 1829. After the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, he settled in Paris and engaged in teaching and creation.

In 1849, Chopin died of tuberculosis in Paris.

Chopin is one of the most influential and popular piano composers in history. Most of his works are mainly piano music. He is a representative figure of European romantic music in the 19th century. His works are based on Polish folk music. Based on song and dance, and deeply influenced by Bach, he is known as the "Romantic Piano Poet" and one of the most important figures in the history of Polish music. Chopin began composing at the age of 7. His works have diverse genres, rich content, simple emotions, concise techniques, and themes closely related to the life, history and patriotic poetry of the Polish people. The tunes are passionate and unrestrained, the harmonies are rich and colorful, and the structures are flexible.

As a famous pianist, Chopin's playing skills are exquisite, delicate, gorgeous, passionate and superb. His piano pedal usage is unique.

The story of Liszt and Chopin - mutual appreciation and confidants

In 1831, after the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, the Polish composer Chopin went into exile and settled in Paris, France. Although the young Chopin had outstanding talents, he had no ambitions and no place to display them. In order to make a living, he had to teach for a living, and he was in a very depressed situation.

By chance, Chopin met the famous Hungarian pianist Liszt. The two hit it off immediately, and they felt like they had met so late. At that time, Liszt was already a well-known figure in Paris's upper-class literary and artistic salons, but he greatly admired the unknown but talented Chopin. He thought: We must not let this talent of Chopin be buried, we must help him win the audience.

One day, a Paris street advertisement published the news that piano master Liszt would hold a solo concert. The entrance to the theater was crowded and the tickets were sold out.

The purple-red curtain slowly opened, and under the lights, the elegant Liszt dressed in a tuxedo greeted the audience. There was thunderous applause from the audience. After Liszt saluted the audience, he turned around and sat in front of the piano, getting into his playing position.

The lights went out, and there was silence in the theater. People held their breath and closed their eyes quietly, preparing to enjoy the beautiful music.

The sound of the piano sounded, sometimes like mountains and flowing water, sometimes like the cry of nightingales; sometimes like complaining, weeping, sometimes like singing and dancing; when the sound of the piano was passionate, applause broke out in the theater; When the song sounded sad, there were sobbing again in the theater, and the audience was completely conquered by the wonderful music.

When the performance ended, people jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Liszt! Liszt!" But when the lights came on, everyone was dumbfounded. The audience saw that the person sitting on the stage was not Liszt at all, but a strange young man with tears in his eyes. He is Chopin.

People were shocked. It turned out that there was a rule at that time that when playing the piano, the lights in the theater should be extinguished and it would be dark so that the audience could concentrate on listening to the performance. Liszt took advantage of this opportunity and asked Chopin to play in his place as soon as the lights went out.

When the audience realized that the performance just now was performed by the young man in front of them, their shock turned into surprise. In the theater, applause broke out. Flowers flew towards the stage in bunches.

As a result, a great pianist came to the world's attention.