Chopin's father was French and his mother was Polish. The real date of birth was around 6 pm on February 22nd, 181. His mother was born on March 1st, which became the official date of birth. I loved Polish folk music since I was a child. At the age of seven, I wrote Polish dance music. At the age of eight, I performed on stage, and I became famous before I was 2. Chopin died young at the age of 39, and lived in France for the rest of his life. He created a large number of piano works, such as four ballads, more than ten Polish dance music including Army and Hero, twenty-six piano preludes including Raindrops, twenty-seven piano exercises including Parting and Revolution, four scherzos and three piano sonatas, at least thirty-two nocturnes, fifty-nine Mazzuca and two. Most of Chopin's life's creations are piano music, and he is known as the "piano poet". Masterpieces: Marcuoka Dance and Waltz.
Early life
Chopin was born in 181 in the small town of Gé lazova-Vola in central Poland. ? 3elazowa Wola, located near Warsaw, Poland). When he was born, Poland ceased to exist as a unified sovereign state and was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Chopin's mother was Polish, and his father Nicolas Chopin(1771-1844) was a Frenchman of Polish nationality. He originally lived in a vineyard inherited from his father in Lorraine, moved to Poland in 1787 and joined Polish nationality. He participated in the Russian-Polish War in 1792 and the Kosciusko Uprising in 1794 (Kosciusko, Ko? ? 2ciuszko (1746-1817, Polish people's hero), after the second partition of Poland, became a French tutor in a noble family, and met a relative of an employer, later Chopin's mother Justyna Krzy? ? 4anowska, they got married in 186, and Chopin's father got a job teaching French in a middle school. The Chopin family moved to Warsaw in 181.
Chopin was regarded as a child prodigy in Poland. He began to learn piano at the age of six in 1816, and was taught piano performance by his sister and mother. Chopin is a musical genius. He showed his amazing musical talent at an early age. He was able to compose music at the age of seven. His first works, Polish dance music in B major and G minor, were written in 1817, which showed Chopin's unusual improvisation ability. He was known as "the second Mozart" in Warsaw.
the following year, in 1818, 8-year-old Chopin played the works of Austrian composer Adalbert Gyrowetz at a charity concert, which was Chopin's first performance on stage, and from then on, he entered the salon of Polish aristocrats.
since 1822, Chopin studied music theory and composition from Józef Elsner (1769-1854), and a year later, he publicly performed the works of German composer Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838). After graduating from middle school in 1826, Chopin continued to study piano playing and composition with Joseph Elsne at the Conservatory of Music. Chopin is very diligent in composing music. His second work is variations for piano and orchestra in B major (Là ci darem la mano, Op. 2, 1827), which comes from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. A few years later, it caused a sensation in Germany. In 1831, robert schumann was a music critic in Leipzig, one of the most important music newspapers in the 19th century. With the title "Op.2" (German: Ein Werk II.), he wrote: "Gentlemen, take off your hat to the genius" [1], and highly praised Chopin's works.
When he was nineteen, he had already composed two piano concertos. From 1829 to 1831, Chopin held many concerts in Warsaw, Vienna and Paris. His performances were highly praised by professional newspapers and periodicals. "Soft performance and indescribable fluency can evoke the perfect interpretation of the deepest feelings." [2], he is "one of the brightest meteors on the music horizon" [3]. In 1829, Chopin fell in love with Konstanze Gladkowska, a female student of the Conservatory of Music, but this secret love ended in nothing. Because an uprising broke out in Poland in 183 against the partition of Poland by foreign forces, Chopin could not return to China, and Chopin's father also suggested that Chopin should stay abroad for the time being. In 1831, Chopin finally reluctantly left his hometown Poland and moved to Paris, France, and began to make a living by playing, teaching and composing.
"Life in Paris"
After moving to Paris, Chopin quickly fell in love with the city. Chopin was deeply attracted by the architecture and big city atmosphere in Paris. He wrote in a letter sent back to Poland that Paris was "the most beautiful city in the world". In Paris, he first took his idol, the French German pianist and composer Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849), as a teacher and continued to learn piano. However, he felt limited by the teaching methods, and the course lasted less than a month. Chopin took part in a concert in Paris to earn living expenses. Chopin was not famous at first, and his income was only enough to make ends meet. Later, an influential patron took Chopin to a reception of the Rothschild family of bankers. Chopin's piano performance touched the guests and won a large number of piano students in a blink of an eye, most of whom were female students. Chopin has had a steady income since 1833 through concerts, composition and piano lessons, and he has no worries about the economy. Chopin even has a private carriage and entourage, and his clothes are made of high-grade materials. In contrast, other musicians in the 19th century, such as Richard Wagner and Peter ilych Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, still need to count on their sponsors.
Chopin made many visits during his stay in Paris. In 1834, he and Schiller visited the Rhine Music Festival held in Aachen. Chopin, Schiller and Mendelssohn met at the festival and went to Dü sseldorf, koblenz and Cologne together. They appreciated each other's musical talents and learned from each other's musical skills.
Chopin has many friends, including poets Miao Sai, Balzac, Heine and adam mickiewicz, painter Delacroix, musicians Liszt, Ferdinand Shearer and female writer george sand. Chopin first met george sand, dressed in men's clothes and smoking a cigarette, at Liszt's house, and fell in love with her at first sight.
Love with george sand
In 1837, george sand Chopin fell into a life crisis because of an unfortunate love affair with 18-year-old Maria Wodzińska. At this moment, he met george sand, who was six years older than him, which made him regain his spiritual confidence.
At the first sight of george sand, Chopin felt that she was completely different from Maria Wodzińska. Maria Wodzińska was a typical lady, but the poet george sand looked very proud and self-conscious. However, the love affair between Chopin and george sand is legendary. On the one hand, george sand is a passionate woman who is pursued by many young talents. On the other hand, george sand later destroyed most of the letters sent to her, making it impossible to determine the real relationship between Chopin and her.
in November p>1838, george sand moved to the town of Fademosa on the Spanish island of Mallorca with her two children, Maurice and Solange. Maurice suffered from rheumatism. According to the doctor's advice, george sand hoped that the climate in Spain would help Maurice improve his health. Chopin also moved to Mallorca. Chopin suffered from tuberculosis all his life, and he hoped that the warm climate would relieve his pain. However, contrary to expectations, Maurice's condition improved obviously, while Chopin's tuberculosis developed into pneumonia because of poor room conditions and bad weather. After 98 days, Chopin and george sand left Mallorca. Although the journey was short, they were deeply impressed by Chopin and george sand. george sand recorded this experience in her novel Winter in Mallorca.
in the summer of p>1839-1843, Chopin spent all his time in george sand's manor in his hometown of Nohant. These are some quiet days. Chopin created a lot of works, including the famous Polish dance music Hero.
The love affair between Chopin and george sand came to an end in 1847, and neither of them publicly broke up. At that time, george sand's daughter Solange fell in love with the poor sculptor August Clésinger, which triggered a family conflict in george sand. george sand became very belligerent. When Chopin learned of the secret engagement between Solange and August Clésinger, he not only did not object, but also showed his approval, which made george sand very angry.
Died young
The pillar of fryderyk chopin's heart (just above the bottom bouquet) in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw Chopin held his last concert in Paris in 1848. After that, he visited England and Scotland. He planned to hold several concerts and salons in London in November, but he had to give up these plans and return to Paris because of his serious tuberculosis. In 1849, his illness worsened, and he was unable to continue teaching and performing. Finally, he died at his home in the center of Paris on October 17th, at the age of 39.
Chopin had hoped to play Mozart's requiem at his funeral, but most of requiem aeternam was sung by women. The church that held Chopin's funeral never allowed women in the choir, so the funeral was postponed for nearly two weeks. Finally, the church finally gave in and allowed female singers to sing behind the curtain, which made Chopin's last wish come true. Nearly 3, people attended Chopin's funeral on October 3th, and the singers included Luigi Lablache, who had previously sung requiem for Beethoven's funeral in 1827 and Lachrymosa for Beligni's funeral in 1835.
according to Chopin's last wish, he was buried in Father Lachaise cemetery in Paris, and played the funeral March in sonata Op. 35 when he was buried. Although Chopin was buried in Father Lachez cemetery in Paris, he asked that his heart be put in an urn, moved to Warsaw and sealed in a pillar of the Church of the Holy Cross. Chopin's tombstone in Father Rasheed's cemetery always attracts many visitors. Even in the dead winter, flowers keep coming. Later, Chopin's friends in Poland brought a pot of soil from his hometown to Paris and sprinkled it on Chopin's grave, so that Chopin could be buried under Polish soil. [Edit this paragraph] The creative process Chopin's creation can be divided into four periods, namely, the Warsaw period, the Warsaw uprising period, the heyday in Paris and the late period.
the creation in Warsaw period (early years ~ 183) did not occupy a very important position in Chopin's whole creation except for a few works. However, it is the starting point of Chopin's life creation, which has already shone with the brilliance of national feelings and styles, which is reflected in his Polonaise in D minor (1827), Polonaise in E flat major (1831), Mazzuca in C major (1829), Mazzuca in F major (1829), piano and band. The most important works of this period are two piano concertos made in 183. These two works are full of romantic temperament, the experience of love life, the warm yearning for happiness, and the resulting bright and cheerful mood throughout the whole song. Music is rich in folk colors. The theme of the last movement of Piano Concerto No.2 is simple and beautiful Mazzuca dance style, while the theme of the last movement of Piano Concerto No.1 is a strong and rough melody with strong Krakowiak dance style.
During the Warsaw Uprising (from the end of 183 to 1831), Chopin's creation made a leap. Scherzo in B minor (1831) was written during his stay in Vienna. The patriotic enthusiasm aroused by the uprising is intertwined with the yearning for relatives in the motherland, which constitutes a poem that is both severe and gentle. Etudes in C minor (alias "Revolutionary Etudes", 1831) and Preludes in D minor (1831) were written after learning of the fall of Warsaw, which achieved a highly perfect unity between anger and grief and the art form of rigorous training, and became a masterpiece in Chopin's early music creation. At the same time, the Prelude in A Minor was full of bewilderment, and the musical conception was strange and novel.
In the heyday of Paris (1832 ~ 1845), Chopin's works in this period, with profound national content, original artistic form and skillful musical style, brought his art to perfection. His creation involves various genres of piano music, from etudes, preludes, Mazzuca dances, Polonaise dances, nocturnes, waltzes and impromptu, to more complicated narrative songs, scherzos and sonatas, all of which have achieved fruitful artistic results. Most of Chopin's etudes were written in this period, among which Etudes in E major (1832), Etudes in B minor (1834) and Etudes in A minor (1834) are the most prominent.
etude in e major is a sentimental and deep elegy, and its tune belongs to one of the most beautiful tunes created by Chopin, and it is filled with infinite love for the motherland. Etudes in B minor is a work full of gloomy and angry emotions. Its theme is intense and dramatic, but its middle part is permeated with a sad atmosphere of meditation and tranquility. In an etude genre suitable for mainly expressing a single image, it is rare for Chopin's etudes to adopt such a strong principle of double-theme contrast to cause sharp dramatic conflicts.
"Etudes in A minor" is grim and magnificent, and the whole song has developed from a simple musical motivation with horn to a magnificent stream, pushing music to a dramatic and tragic climax with shocking power. Among Chopin's three sonatas, the profundity of content and the originality of art