Frédréic Chopin was a composer and virtuoso pianist. Chopin is world-renowned and is still known by many. Chopin composed around sixty-six compositions. All of which were romantic. All of the songs that he wrote he played himself. He was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. He was born to Nicholas and Justina Chopin. Nicholas was a tutor at Warsaw Conservatory of Music and Justina was a housewife. They had four children three girls and one boy. Frédéric’s parents knew he was an exceptional child. At a very young age he was writing poetry, painting and drawing, and even playing piano without any instruction. He learned each of the keys on his own and learned how to play very difficult songs before his father even taught him where …show more content…
He even wrote his own compositions, such as Polonaise in G minor. By 1826, age sixteen, he had composed many different piano pieces in different styles. He even had his first composition publicised at the age of seven. His parents decided to enroll him in Warsaw Conservatory of Music so he can learn how to play formally and excel with his talent. Some even compared him to Mozart at this young age.
He studied st Warsaw for three years with his teacher Josef Elsner, who was also a composer and Chopin’s father. After the three years, his parents felt that he needed a broader musical experience. His parents decided to send him to a different performance school so that he could learn to play strenuous pieces and broaden his musical terminology.
His parents sent him to Vienna. There, he made his performance debut in 1829. Audiences loved his technical and poetic pieces. Throughout the years he played in Poland, Austria, Germany and Paris, where he later made his home. When he lived in Paris he became colleges with many other musicians such as Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, and Vincenzo …show more content…
They wanted to know how they could play like him. So many people asked him to teach them that he decided to become a teacher. He taught many people and was payed very well. He was able to make a very good living. During this time, he continued to compose more and more songs. He wrote songs such as Opp. 9 and 15, The 12 Etudes, and Op. 25, which was dedicated to his friend, Franz Liszt's wife, Comtesse Marie d’Agoult and Marie Wozinski, his soon-to-be fiance. In 1836 Chopin became very happy because, he became engaged to the love of his life, Maria Wodzinski. She was a friend to Chopin when they were in school. Wodzinski and Chopin both loved piano, and they were both talented pianist. Later in the next year, he became heartbroken because his fiance’s family broke off their engagement. Chopin became very depressed, and never wanted to leave his home. He kept to himself for a while and never really left his home except for when he was to play at concertos or have