Frédéric Chopin Family Background and Education Flashcards
1
Q
When was Chopin alive?
A
1810 - 1849
2
Q
What Nationality is Chopin’s father?
A
French,
emigrated to Poland as a teenager to be a French tutor for children of upper class families
3
Q
What nationality is Chopin’s mother?
A
Polish
4
Q
Where was Chopin born?
A
Żelazowa Wola, Polad,
family later moved to Warsaw
5
Q
When did Chopin give his first concert?
A
age 6
6
Q
What was Chopin’s first published work?
A
Polonaise in G Minor (published at age 7
7
Q
What did Chopin have lessons with during his early teens?
A
<b>Józef Elsner</b>, director of <b>new Warsaw Conservatory</b>
8
Q
What did Chopin study after highschool?
A
harmony, counterpoint, composition
9
Q
Where did Chopin spend several summers in?
A
rural Poland,
exposed to Polish folk music and traditions
