Chopin Flashcards
What instrument did Chopin write music for?
Chopin wrote almost exclusively for piano (including piano with voice or instruments).
True or False:
Chopin wrote lyrically, inspired by bel canto style.
True
Chopin’s melodic lines have vocal qualities inspired by the bel canto style in Italian opera.
Chopin's harmony incorporated: A. Modal inflections B. chromaticism C. unexpected modulations D. Accents E. unusual juxtapositions of chords and keys
Chopin explored a new harmonic language: chromaticism, unexpected modulations, unusual juxtapositions of chords and keys, and modal inflections.
What sort of piano figurations did Chopin like to use?
Chopin used original and innovative pianistic figurations: unusual spacing of chords, sweeping arpeggiation, expanded range.
What did Chopin think of the mechanizing of the piano?
Chopin exploited new capabilities of the piano, employing greater virtuosity in response to technological advances.
How did Chopin compose most of his works?
Improvisatory qualities are displayed in many of Chopin’s works, such as his preludes.
How tall was Chopin?
About as tall as Julian
What disease affected Chopin?
Tuberculosis
What nationality was Chopin? Did he incorporate it in his music?
Chopin’s musical nationalism was expressed through the composition of Polish dances, including polonaises and mazurkas.
Chopin was influenced by:
a. Vivaldi’s concertos
b. Mozart’s lyricism
c. Bach’s counterpoint
d. Italian bel Canto style
e. Gnant’s con belto style
f. French con brio style
g. all of the above
h. all of the above, minus E and G
Chopin was influenced by:
C. Bach’s counterpoint,
B. Mozart’s lyricism,
and D. the Italian bel canto style.
What song of Chopin’s does RCM use in its history course?
POLONAISE IN A FLAT MAJOR, OP. 53
What genre is Chopin’s song?
solo piano music
What is the composition date of Chopin’s song?
1842
What is the structure of Chopin’s song?
ABA1 (with Introduction and coda)
What is the key of Chopin’s song?
A flat major
