chopin

Question 1

chopin birth and death

Answer 1

1810 - 1849 (age 39)

Question 2

chopin’s era

Answer 2

romantic

Question 3

romantic era

Answer 3

origins can be traced to late 18th-century literature that served as inspiration for art and music
reaction against classicism
emphasis on creative imagination and expression of emotions
1825 - 1900

Question 4

bel canto (chopin)

Answer 4

bel canto, (Italian: “beautiful singing”) style of operatic singing that originated in Italian singing of polyphonic (multipart) music and Italian courtly solo singing during the late 16th century and that was developed in Italian opera in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.

Question 5

rubato (chopin)

Answer 5

Italian for “robbed time”
rhythmic flexibility – speeding up or slowing down
an expressive device for interpreting music

Question 6

polonaise (chopin)

Answer 6

stately Polish dance in triple meter transformed by Chopin into a virtuosic piano composition
often proud and majestic in character
often includes characteristic rhythmic figures

Question 7

nationalism in music (chopin)

Answer 7

important element of 19th-century musical style
patriotism expressed through music
influence of folk song and dance, myths and legends, landscapes, historical events