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Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes Fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold, composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), edited by Ewald Zimmermann. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With standard notation, fingerings, introductory text and thematic index. Romantic period. Series: Urtext Editions.
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Nocturnes Fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold, composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), edited by Ewald Zimmermann. Collection for solo piano. Series: Urtext Editions. Text language English, German and French. 120 pages. Published by G. Henle.
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Several of Chopin's melodies have become very well known - for instance the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1), and the third movement of his Funeral March sonata (Op. 35), which is often used as an iconic representation of grief. The Revolutionary Étude was not written with the failed Polish uprising against Russia in mind, it merely appeared at that time. The Funeral March was written before the rest of the sonata within which it is contained, but the exact occasion is not known; it appears not to have been inspired by any specific personal bereavement[3]. Other melodies have been used as the basis of popular songs, such as the slow section of the Fantaisie-Impromptu (Op. 66) and the first section of the etude Op. 10 No. 3. These pieces often rely on an intense and personalized chromaticism, as well as a melodic curve that resembles the operas of Chopin's day - the operas of Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and especially Bellini. Chopin used the piano to re-create the gracefulness of the singing voice, and talked and wrote constantly about singers.
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Frederic Chopin: Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), edited by C. Mikuli. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With introductory text, performance notes and orchestral accompaniment cues. Romantic Period. E Minor.
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Frédéric Chopin was born on March 1st in 1810 in Zelazowa Wola in Masovia, the duchy of Warsaw. His father Nicolas was a Frenchman who had moved to Poland in 1787. Frédéric’s mother, Justyna Krzyzanowska was a distant cousin of a countess. Chopin, who had already played the piano with his mother, received his first official piano lessons in 1816, a year later he composed his first work, a polonaise. In 1822 Chopin finished his piano lessons but started taking lessons in composition and organ. During a stay in 1829 in Vienna Chopin performed twice at the Kärntnerthor theater, in 1830 his first concert at the Warsaw national theater was performed.
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Chopin began seriously to play the piano at the age of 5, taught by his older sister Ludwika. His talent was immediately apparent, and the services of a piano teacher were subsequently enlisted in order to support his practise. This piano teacher was Zywny - a generous man and friend to the family. He was not a teacher of the strict disciplinary kind, which disciplined schooled teacher which - in the case of a briliant student like Chopin - only proved to be an advantage. At the age of 7, Chopin was already somewhat famous in Warsaw and made his first appearance for the Russian prince just before he turned 8. The very same year, Chopin's first compositions were published in a local Warsaw newspaper.
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