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