There are millions of prominent composers that we know globally today in the world of music. When people hear the word “composer”, they almost automatically think of classical musicians. Society spits out legendary composers like Beethoven and Mozart, Bach, maybe even Wagner. However, it’s rare to hear the name Chopin thrown into the mix. Even though he is just as much an instrumentalist as the others, he seems to be less popular amongst the others. Perhaps this is because the world doesn’t know who he is just yet. Therefore, take this as a chance for your introduction and meet Mr. Frédéric François Chopin. Frederic Francois Chopin, better known as Chopin, was born on March 1st, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw which today is recognized …show more content…
He composed tunes and practiced recreating what he had heard. His family recognized his talent early on and that following year, his parents had him take lessons from the all-around musician Wojciech Zwyny who possessed a perceptive sense of value. These lessons lasted a decent six years, but as lessons progressed along with time, it wasn’t long before Chopin exceeded his professor in unfathomable ways pertaining to imagination and performance. Unconstrained by proper correction and academic principles, Chopin was capable of comprehending his own approach on the …show more content…
He met a soon to be lover who went by the name of George Sand. Her real name however was Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin. She was a French novelist and they began their relationship in 1838. Later that year in the fall, Frederic and George took a trip to the Spanish island of Majorca with her two children- Maurice and Solange. All were happy in their small, rented villa until the weather had changed. The sun had stopped appearing and Chopin quickly became ill. Eventually, Chopin’s health continued to deteriorate and he did ten years later of tuberculosis on October 17th of 1849. His body was buried at Pere Lachaise cemetery. On the contrary, his heart was lay to rest at a church in Warsaw, closer to his