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.