Fredrick Chopin Flashcards
-known as the poet of the piano
Fredric Chopin
-music is inspired
folk music
use extensive use of
piano pedal
-married the famous french writer
George Sand
he is diagnosed of
pulmonary artery tuberculosis
died in
October 17 1849
a verse form or narrative that is set to music
Ballade
a piece composed for the development of a specific technique
etude
Polish dance in triple time signature
Mazurka
an instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy, mood for the piano
Nocturne
a slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of a march or procession
Polonaise
a short piece of music that can be used as a preface, and introduction to another work or may stand on its own
Prelude
a German dance in triple meter
Waltz
a short free form musical composition usually for a solo instrument, like the piano
promptu
a musical movement of playful character, typically in ABA form
Scherzo
composition for one or more solo instruments usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood and tempo
Sonata
