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Chopin's life
Chopin 18 10 was born in Glasow, a small town in central Poland. Elazowa Wola near Warsaw, Poland). When he was born, Poland was no longer a unified sovereign state, and was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Chopin's mother is Polish, and his father nicolas chopin (1771-1844) is a Frenchman of Polish nationality. He originally lived in the vineyard that Lorraine inherited from his father. 1787 moved to Poland and became a Polish citizen. He participated in the Russo-Polish War and 1792. Ciuszko, 1746- 18 17, a hero of the Polish people, became a French tutor of an aristocratic family after the second partition of Poland, and met a relative of an employer, namely Chopin's mother Justyna Krzy. Anoska, they got married in 1806, and Chopin's father found a job teaching French in a middle school. Chopin's family moved to Warsaw in 18 10.

Chopin is regarded as a child prodigy in Poland. 18 16 started to learn piano at the age of 6, and my sister and mother taught piano performance. Chopin is a musical genius. He showed amazing musical talent at an early age. He was able to compose music when he was seven years old. His first work, Polish Dance in B Major and G Minor, was written in 18 17, which showed Chopin's extraordinary improvisation ability. He was called "the second Mozart" in Warsaw.

The following year, in 18 18, 8-year-old Chopin played the works of Austrian composer Adal Bert Gerowitz at a charity concert, which was Chopin's first performance on stage and entered the salon of Polish aristocrats.

From 1822, Chopin studied music theory and composition from Joseph Elsner (1769- 1854), and a year later he publicly played the German composer Ferdinand Rees (1784- 1838). 1826 After graduating from middle school, Chopin continued to study piano playing and composition with Joseph Elsne in the Conservatory of Music. Chopin is a diligent composer. His second work, Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B Major (Là ci darem la mano, op.2, 1827), is from Mozart's opera Don Deiberson Geovanni, which caused a sensation in Germany a few years later. 183 1 year, robert schumann, as a music critic, wrote "Gentlemen, take off your hat to the genius" in the most important music newspaper in Leipzig in the19th century, and gave a very high praise to Chopin's works.

By the time he was nineteen, he had composed two piano concertos. From 1829 to 183 1 year, Chopin held many concerts in Warsaw, Vienna and Paris, and his performances were highly praised by professional newspapers. "Soft performance, indescribable fluency, can arouse the deepest feelings of the perfect interpretation." [2], he is "one of the brightest meteors on the music horizon" [3]. From 65438 to 0829, Chopin fell in love with konstanz Gladcov Ska, a female student of the Conservatory of Music, but this unrequited love ended in vain. Chopin was unable to return to China because of 1830 uprising against the partition of Poland by foreign forces. Chopin's father also suggested that Chopin stay abroad temporarily. 183 1 year, Chopin finally reluctantly left his hometown of Poland and moved to Paris, France, where he began to make a living by playing, teaching and composing.

Life in Paris

Chopin soon fell in love with the city after moving to Paris. Chopin was deeply attracted by the architecture of Paris and the atmosphere of big cities. In a letter sent back to Poland, Chopin wrote that Paris is "the most beautiful city in the world". In Paris, he first studied piano with his idol, French-German pianist and composer Friedrich Karl Bourayne (1785- 1849). However, he felt that the course lasted less than a month due to the limitation of teaching methods. Chopin attended a concert in Paris to earn living expenses. Chopin was not famous at first, and his income was only enough to make ends meet. Later, an influential patron took Chopin to a reception of Rothschild bankers. Chopin's piano performance touched the guests and won a large number of piano students in a blink of an eye, most of whom were female students. Chopin has had a steady income since 1833, and he has no worries about the economy through concerts, composition and piano lessons. Chopin even had a private carriage and entourage, and his clothes were made of high-grade materials. In contrast, other musicians, such as Richard Wagner and Peter ilych Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, still need to count on their sponsors in the19th century.

Chopin visited many places during his stay in Paris. 1834, he and Schiller visited the Rhine Music Festival in Aachen. Chopin, Schiller and Mendelssohn met at the music festival and went to Dü sseldorf, koblenz and Cologne together. They appreciate each other's musical talents and learn from each other's musical skills.

Chopin has many friends, including poets Miao Sai, Balzac, Heine and Adam Mickiewicz, painter Delacroix, musician Liszt, Ferdinand Shearer and female writer george sand. Chopin first met George Thornton, dressed in men's clothes and smoking a cigarette, at Liszt's house, and fell in love with her at first sight.

The relationship with George Thornton

George sand 1837 Chopin was caught in a life crisis because of his unfortunate love affair with Maria Wozka, who was 18 years old. Just then, he met George Thornton, who was six years older than him, which made him regain his spiritual confidence.

The first time Chopin saw george sand, he felt that she was completely different from Maria Wozka. Maria Wozska is a typical lady, but the poet George Sander looks very proud and shy. However, the love between Chopin and george sand is legendary. On the one hand, george sand is a passionate woman pursued by many young talents. On the other hand, George Thornton later destroyed most of the letters sent to her, making it impossible to determine the true relationship between Chopin and her.

1838165438+10 In October, George Sander and her two children, Maurice and Solange, moved to the town of Fadmosa in Mallorca, Spain. Morris suffers from rheumatism. According to the doctor's advice, george sand hoped that the Spanish climate would help improve Morris's health. Chopin also moved to Mallorca. Chopin suffered from tuberculosis all his life, and he hoped that the warm climate would alleviate his pain. However, contrary to expectations, Morris's condition improved obviously, while Chopin's tuberculosis developed into pneumonia because of poor room conditions and bad weather. After 98 days, Chopin and George Thornton left Mallorca. Although the journey was short, Chopin and george sand left a deep impression on them. George sand recorded this experience in her novel Winter in Mallorca.

Chopin spent his summers from 1839 to 1843 in his hometown of George Thornton. These are some quiet days. Chopin wrote many works, including the famous Polish dance music Hero.

The love affair between Chopin and george sand ended on 1847, and neither of them broke up publicly. At that time, george sand's daughter Solange fell in love with the poor sculptor Auguste Clay Singh, which triggered a family conflict in george sand. George sand has become very belligerent. When Chopin learned of the secret engagement between Solange and Auguste Klesinger, he not only did not object, but also showed his approval, which made Jeangeorges Sang very angry.

die young

Chopin 1848 The pillar of the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, where fryderyk Chopin's heart was placed, held his last concert in Paris. After that, he went to England and Scotland He planned to hold several concerts and salons in London in June165438+1October, but he had to give up these plans and return to Paris because of severe tuberculosis. 1849 is getting worse, so he can't continue teaching and performing. Finally, he died at his home in the center of Paris on 10+07 at the age of 39.

Chopin hoped to play Mozart's requiem at his funeral, but most of the requiem was sung by women. The church where Chopin's funeral was held never allowed women in the choir, so the funeral was postponed for nearly two weeks. Finally, the church finally gave in and allowed female singers to sing behind the scenes, so that Chopin's last wish could be realized. Nearly 3000 people attended Chopin's funeral in 10/0/0. The singers included Luigi Lablache who sang requiem for Beethoven's funeral in 1827 and lakshmi Ya who sang for Bei Lini's funeral in 1835.

According to Chopin's wishes, he was buried in the cemetery of Father Lahz in Paris, and played the funeral March in Sonata Op. 35 when he was buried. Although Chopin was buried in Father Lachez Cemetery in Paris, he asked that his heart be placed in an urn, transferred to Warsaw and sealed on a pillar of the Church of the Holy Cross. Chopin's tombstone in Father Rashid's cemetery always attracts many tourists. Even in the dead winter, flowers are still flowing. Later, Chopin's friend in Poland brought a pot of soil from his hometown to Paris and sprinkled it on Chopin's grave so that Chopin could be buried under the soil in Poland.