Test 2 Flashcards
Chopin was born in _____ Poland
Warsaw
Chopin’s dates are _____
1810-1849
Chopin was a _____ pianist
Virtuoso
Chopin was taught piano by who?
His mother
A Virtuoso is an individual who posses outstanding _____ ability in a particular art or field.
Technical
As a student, Chopin worked as a what to earn money?
Accompanist
Chopin spent majority of is life in ____, France
Paris
What was the major resource of income for Chopin? He was a what?
Piano teacher
Who was Chopin influenced by?
Bel Canto
Bel Canto mean what?
Beautiful singing
Who was a south African opera singer?
Pretty Yende
An aria is a ____ from a ____
song, opera
Who was a Spanish singer and composer?
Paulin Viardot
Who was a sweetish operatic superstar?
Jenny Lind
What does the French word facilliment mean?
easily
An etude is a short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to _____ the technique or demonstrate the ___ of the player.
improve, skill
What does the word etudier mean?
to study
Chopin composed his music mainly through what?
improvisation
We have studied 3 eras so far which are; _____ and the dates are 1600-1750, _____ and the dates are 1750-1820, and ______ and the dates are 1820-1900.
Baroque, Classical, and Romantic
What are the dates of the romantic era?
1820-1900
