Who is the European piano poet?

Chopin is one of the most influential and popular piano composers in history, one of the most important figures in Polish music history, and a representative of European romantic music in the19th century. His works are based on Polish folk songs and dances and are deeply influenced by Bach. Most of them are piano music, and he is known as a "romantic piano poet". Below I have collected the relevant contents about Chopin, a European piano poet, for your appreciation.

Personality assessment

As a famous romantic "piano poet", Chopin's music is called "cannon among flowers", which is deeply appreciated by contemporary musicians Liszt and Schumann. He loved five women in his life, and lived with French writer george sand for nearly nine years but never got married. Because he didn't want to be conquered, he never set foot on his homeland in the rest of his life; The guest was only 39 years old when he died in another country. Many ladies in Paris think it is a kind of happiness to faint in his dying bedroom. ......

"Born in Warsaw, the soul belongs to Poland and the talent belongs to the world." Today, this is still a pertinent evaluation of Chopin. Chopin, like Copernicus, the founder of Heliocentrism, and Madame Curie, a physicist, has become a symbol of Poland and a country's business card, and its significance has long gone beyond the scope of music and piano.

Comprehensive evaluation

Chopin is mainly composed of piano music, with diverse genres, rich content, simple feelings and concise techniques. The theme is closely related to the life, history and patriotic poems of the Polish people, with passionate tunes, colorful harmony and flexible structure.

As a famous pianist, Chopin's playing skills are exquisite, his technique is exquisite, his timbre is gorgeous, he is rich, passionate and superb, and his usage of weak pedal is unique.

Creative scope

etude

Chopin's etudes completely broke through clementi, Cherny and Moses.

From then on, the creative technique of pure technical etudes no longer deliberately highlights the gorgeous performance, allowing music to convey deeper feelings.

For example, "Etudes in C Major" (Op. 10 12 "Revolution") was written by Chopin on his way to Paris in 183 1 year, after learning that Russian troops invaded Warsaw. Technically, this is an etude running with the left hand, but from the heroic octave melody of the right hand and the stormy pouring of the left hand, it is not difficult to see that the composer was extremely excited at that time.

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Chopin's waltz has always been famous for its beauty, elegance and magnificence, but it is not suitable for actual dance because of its complicated rhythm changes.

From the form of expression, it can be divided into two categories: one is the works that idealize the actual dance, such as the gorgeous waltz in E flat major and the "Dog Waltz" in D flat major; The other is lyric poetry in the form of a waltz, such as a waltz in C sharp minor.

prologue

Chopin's Prelude can freely combine individual songs of different styles into a suite.

Prelude Op.28, composed between 1836 ~ 1839, contains various lengths, weaves, styles and composition techniques. Tonality is arranged in five circles in different 24 relationships, and its musical style can be summarized as etude, nocturne, Mazuka, funeral March and so on.

scherzo

Scherzo is meant to be a joke, but there is no outstanding scherzo in Chopin's scherzo works. On the contrary, it is full of personal melancholy and resistance, which actually contains ridicule and sarcasm.

For example, the first scherzo in B minor written in 183 1 has the first theme of stormy intensity, and the second movement is marked by adagio and weird chords. The dissonant chord at the beginning appeared with sudden emotions, but the "dream" in the middle was not broken by this sudden punch. Then strange chords appeared one after another in the first half of the second theme, reintroducing the emotions of constant struggle, struggle and longing, until the end, there was still no bright future.

Mazzuca.

Chopin's Mazuka dance music has applied folk rhythms in a variety of ways, and has been recreated according to highly specialized artistic standards. He has more unique creations in harmony and mode, and his music melody is more refined, which increases the sense of jumping and endows poetry with changes.

Dance music in C sharp minor is the largest piece of Chopin's Mazzuca. The beginning of the music is influenced by Bach's musical style, which has a classical feeling, just like the bell of an organ. Feng commented: "The beginning seems to be written for the organ, but the end is definitely salon-style. No work has been so scrutinized. "

nocturne

Nocturne is a piano solo genre created by Chopin himself. It has the characteristics of diluting peace and tranquility, and occasionally there is a little meditation during relaxation.

Nocturne in C minor is a three-part musical form. In the first paragraph, a dim melody was played in a soft voice. After all kinds of modulation, I feel more and more uneasy. In the middle, the speech speed turns faster, and the second theme of sadness appears, which dissolves into clarity and then returns to the first theme.

musical creation

Chopin wrote about 200 works in his life, including: 2 piano concertos, 3 piano trios, 3 piano sonatas, 4 ballads, 4 scherzos, 27 etudes, 65,438+06 Polonaise dances, 65,438+07 waltzes, 265,438+0 serenades and 4 improvisations. In addition, there are Bolero dances, boat songs, lullabies, fantasia, Rondo, variations and so on. , totaling 2 1 volume.

Because most of his works are piano music, Chopin is known as a "piano poet".

The Life of Romantic Piano Poet Chopin

Polish romantic poet cyprien Camille Novid wrote in the first sentence of Chopin Bulletin published in June 1849+ 18. For such an evaluation, especially the last part, only today Chopin's music has aroused the interest of people all over the world and really made us realize how appropriate it is. We are not only happy for Chopin's works in the repertoire of outstanding pianists, but also happy for the vast number of interpreters of Chopin's music from all over the world. One of the most obvious examples is the Chopin International Piano Competition, which was founded in 1927. The winners are players from all over the world. As early as 1955, in the 5th Chopin International Piano Competition, the winners were Mr. Fu Cong of People's Republic of China (PRC) and Kiko T of Japan.

Anaka Chen Limin from China and ACHOT-HAROUTUNIAN from Iran were widely appreciated in the following competitions. In the 2000 competition, Di Yun of China fully demonstrated his understanding of Chopin's music and his undoubted success as a pianist. Only through these examples can we see that it is quite appropriate that Chopin, a great musical genius, is regarded as "world-famous".

In The Romantic Period, Chopin, as an outstanding composer of Polish national music style, has a very unique historical position. In the history of 19 European music development, the national music style occupied a dominant position. Although all Chopin's works have the traditional music style from Poland, Chopin's Mazuka shows the national style of Poland more intensively. Chopin used the most beautiful Polish melody in Mazzuca, which is still admired by the world, making today's musicians truly experience the unique Polish style in his music for the first time.

1 810 On March, 20001day, Chopin was born in a small village called Gerlazo Vavola, 50 kilometers west of Warsaw. He showed extraordinary musical talent in his early years. Father nicolas chopin, French, came to Poland at the age of 1788. The reason why he came to Poland is still unclear, but he probably took an active part in the national resistance movement led by Polish general TADEUSZ KOCIUSZKO in 1794 and fought for his freedom to move into the country. 1800, he became a French teacher for the daughter and wife of Starosta, the regional governor. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/802, nicolas chopin accepted the invitation of Countess Ludwig Scarbeck to take charge of the education and teaching of her children and live with her family in Zhelezovavola. Here, he met the countess's distant relative, Miss Tecla yust Krzyanovska. They got married on June 2nd, 1806, and their second child FRYDERYK was born on June 2nd, 18 10. In the same year, the Chopin family moved to Warsaw.

Chopin showed his extraordinary musical talent when he was six years old. His family hired a famous piano teacher, Mr. Wojciech. He not only fully demonstrated the beauty of music for young Chopin, but also made him familiar with the works of a large number of music masters. His teaching is full of interest and wisdom, which laid the foundation for Chopin's personality and creativity as a pianist. Chopin's first performance was a charity concert at the Radzweil family palace, when he was only 8 years old. 18 18 Warsaw daily wrote: "He can not only play the most difficult piano works perfectly and easily, but also create interesting dance music and variations." Later, Chopin often appeared in the mansion of dignitaries.

Then Chopin's parents realized that even the greatest musical genius could not do it without professional education. So they decided to give Chopin a systematic professional education. Chopin graduated from Lv Keang College in Warsaw on 1926 and entered the Warsaw Conservatory of Music, where he studied under the famous music educator and composer Mr. Joseph Elsner. During this period, Chopin composed most piano and orchestral works, including Variations No.2 in B flat major, Fantasia No.0/3 in A major with Polish melody, Rondo No.0/4 in F major, Piano Sonata No.4 in C minor, Violin and Cello No.8 in G minor, and Polonaise, Mazzuca and Waltz. Elsner soon realized Chopin's extraordinary musical talent, and he actively guided and protected his creativity and innovation. In Chopin's second academic year report, he wrote: "extraordinary ability", and a year later: "extraordinary ability, musical genius".

After graduating from Warsaw Conservatory of Music, Chopin began to want to play his musical talent in major music centers in Europe. By chance, he chose Vienna, where they both achieved great success as composers and pianists. 1829, the commentary on "ALLGEMEINE THEATERZEITUNG" wrote: "Chopin conquered everyone, because people not only discovered his musical talent ... judging from the primitiveness of his performance and creation, he can be said to be a musical genius ... His performance is definitely not a display of skills, which is the difference between being an artist and putting on airs. Let us see the real artist from this unknown young man. " Other comments also wrote: "great works", "beautiful performances", "indescribable skills" and so on. These are the first time that Chopin's musical talent has been recognized internationally.

At the age of 20, Chopin was famous for his piano concertos in E minor and F minor in Warsaw. Shortly thereafter, he decided to go abroad. In this foreign-ruled country, the political form is constantly tense and the revolution is imminent. This situation is very unfavorable to the development of his music career, so he started his artistic journey in February of 1830. Attending the farewell party were his family, his first love KONSTANCJA, Professor ELSNER and some friends. Chopin didn't realize that he would leave the motherland forever, that is, from that moment on, his life full of countless joys and pains will always be accompanied by endless homesickness.

In his second hometown of Paris, Chopin soon made friends with a group of artists at that time, including Liszt, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Schiller. Mainly engaged in creative and teaching work, occasionally attending concerts. He doesn't want to be a pianist, because 19' s actual pianist is to please the audience with all kinds of playing skills and win fame and fortune. Chopin wanted to show the audience the true beauty of music. His playing style is quite different from that generally accepted by the public, so he is often compared with contemporary pianists. This comparison is usually in Chopin's favor. Charles Halley, an outstanding British pianist and conductor, once said, "Compared with Chopin, Kalkbrenner is just a child". Heinrich heine said, "Liszt eclipsed all pianists except piano master Chopin".

Through these, we can easily see that Chopin has extraordinary piano skills and he can become a dazzling star on the piano stage. However, he would rather play for an artistic audience who can really understand his music. Besides, Chopin held only 30 public concerts in his life. Everyone who has heard Chopin's "learning" concert strongly believes that only in this kind of private concert between friends can great artists explain the true meaning of music and give play to their artistic talents.

Chopin is famous as a composer. The most favorable proof is that Chopin's creative artistic achievements are constantly accepted and spread by more world audiences. He is an extraordinary composer, and he has created extraordinary artistic achievements with extraordinary artistic talent. He is also the only composer who focuses on the creation of a musical instrument. Although music groups in Warsaw, including Professor Elsner, suggested that he could create some operas and orchestral works, Chopin believed that at that age, only through the piano could he truly achieve his artistic goals. He expressed his musical thoughts through different musical forms, including Polonaise, Mazuka, Waltz, Nocturne, Sonata, Prelude, Narrative, Piano Concerto, Rondo and Variations. He was a great composer with independent style and poetic spirit. 1848 After the concert in Britain, London's Daily News wrote, "In his works, Chopin's outstanding creative talent and his ability to express his works are displayed. His unique musical style is impossible for any master before. We have never heard such wonderful and exciting music.

After a long illness, Chopin died in Paris, France on 1849. But he left the heart of Poland, and every piece of music expressed his love for the motherland!

Works:

Chopin's Waltz

Waltz in c sharp minor

Gorgeous waltz

One-minute waltz "puppy"

Waltz in A flat major "Farewell"

Waltz in g flat major

Polish dance music "Army" in A major

Polish dance in A flat major "Hero"

Serenade in e flat major

Nocturne in F sharp major

Serenade in b flat minor