Chopin

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22 Nocturnes for Chopin
By Women Composers
This new anthology is a result of EVC Music’s #CallToWomenComposers worldwide search for talented but not yet published women composers and includes new piano works by twenty-two women composers inspired by Chopin’s Nocturnes. The project was initiated by Rose McLachlan,
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Chopin for Beginners: 12 Pieces to Make You Love Chopin
Chopin’s Biography for Beginners Frédéric Chopin was born in present-day Poland in 1810. He was famous for a few things: • He wrote a lot of emotional solo piano music at a time when composers proved their seriousness by writing
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The Music of Poetry
Chopin’s Polish Songs
Frédéric Chopin was not only one of the greatest pianists the world had ever known, he also left us the finest body of music for his instrument. The so-called “poet of the piano” left us with nearly 250 fabulous works,
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The Seven Saddest Chopin Nocturnes
We, classical music lovers, can be a moody bunch, and sometimes we just get in the mood to listen to sad piano music. And when it comes to sad piano music, Frédéric Chopin always delivers, especially when it comes to
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Jane Stirling: Why Did This Piano Student Pay for Chopin’s Funeral?
Jane Stirling – Frédéric Chopin’s student, patroness, caretaker, manager, and legacy-builder – has always lived in the shadows of her piano teacher. And yet she was an integral part of Chopin’s later life and one of the reasons why his
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Have You Got a Minute?
Spectacular Transcriptions of Chopin’s “Minute Waltz”
Even people with no interest in classical music instantly recognized the famous “Minute Waltz” Op. 61, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin. My mother, who never had any musical training, happily hums along as soon as she hears the first couple
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Food for Thought
Mealtime with Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin had a love affair with food. On a trip to the town of Toruń, the 15-year-old composer goes to great length to describe the local food specialty. Although he visited the famed Copernicus museum and various fortified building,
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Pianists and Their Composers: Chopin
The music of Frédéric Chopin is perennially popular – it has never lost its universal appeal and Chopin remains one of the greatest composers for the piano. Virtuosic, imaginative, and emotionally profound, Chopin’s music offers pianists a wealth of expressivity,
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