Fredrick Chopin Flashcards

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-known as the poet of the piano

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Fredric Chopin

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2
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-music is inspired

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folk music

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3
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use extensive use of

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piano pedal

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4
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-married the famous french writer

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George Sand

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5
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he is diagnosed of

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pulmonary artery tuberculosis

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6
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died in

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October 17 1849

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7
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a verse form or narrative that is set to music

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Ballade

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8
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a piece composed for the development of a specific technique

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etude

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9
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Polish dance in triple time signature

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Mazurka

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10
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an instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy, mood for the piano

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Nocturne

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11
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a slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of a march or procession

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Polonaise

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12
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a short piece of music that can be used as a preface, and introduction to another work or may stand on its own

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Prelude

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13
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a German dance in triple meter

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Waltz

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14
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a short free form musical composition usually for a solo instrument, like the piano

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promptu

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15
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a musical movement of playful character, typically in ABA form

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Scherzo

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16
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composition for one or more solo instruments usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood and tempo

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Sonata