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	Frederic Chopin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in central Poland near Sochaczew, in the region of Masovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
		Chopin's grave on the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
		Although Chopin is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, at his own request his heart was removed and dispatched in an urn to Warsaw, where it is sealed in a pillar in the Church of the Holy Cross.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chopin (3135 words)

	CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Chopin Biography
		Chopin was born in 1810 in Poland to a French father and Polish mother.
		In spite of the sense that Chopin was somewhat of a dandy and a prude, he apparently had a perfectly healthy and active interest in the opposite sex and an active although discreet, social life in his circle.
		Chopin's discovery of the piano's potential to inhabit a complete and poetic world of song and color set the standard for all piano writing of the latter part of the century.
	www.classicalarchives.com /bios/chopin_bio.html (1281 words)

	ipedia.com: Frédéric Chopin Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frédéric-François Chopin (March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849) is widely seen as the greatest of Polish composers and among the very greatest of composers for the piano.
		Chopin died, officially, of tuberculosis in 1849, although there is some speculation that he may have had another disease such as cystic fibrosis or emphysema due in part to autopsy findings (reported only by his sister) seemingly inconsistent with the initial diagnosis.
		Although Chopin is buried in the Père Lachaise in Paris, his heart is entombed in a pillar in the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, Poland.
	www.ipedia.com /frederic_chopin.html (1020 words)

	Frederic Chopin
		Chopin's individuality and his style were distinctly pronounced in that set of variations on La ci darem which excited the wondering enthusiasn of Robert Schumann.
		Portraits and medallions of Chopin were executed by Ary Scheffer and Eugène Delacroix, and by the sculptors Bary and Clésinger.
		Chopin is out of his element, and even the beauty of his melodies and harmonies cannot wholly banish the impression of incongruity.
	www.nndb.com /people/461/000022395 (1116 words)

	Chopin, Frederic Francois. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In 1836, Liszt introduced Chopin to Mme Dudevant, better known by her pen name George Sand, with whom he spent the winter of 1838–39 in Majorca; there, despite worsening pulmonary illness, he wrote his 24 preludes, which are counted among his finest compositions.
		Chopin established the piano as a solo instrument free from choral or orchestral influence.
		Even in the piano concertos in E Minor (1833) and F Minor (1836), the orchestra is completely dominated by the piano.
	www2.bartleby.com /65/ch/Chopin-F.html (407 words)

	Frederic Chopin - an overview of the classical composer
		Frederic Chopin was born in Poland of a Polish mother, and his country of origin clearly influenced Chopin to the extent that he wrote many Mazurkas and Polonaises based on Polish dances.
		Chopin was not particularly healthy and developed tuberculosis, which he endured for several years before his death at the age of 39.
		Chopin was a skilled pianist, and a large proportion of his works are for solo piano.
	www.mfiles.co.uk /composers/Frederic-Chopin.htm (744 words)

	Essentials of Music - Composers
		Chopin was born in Poland to a French émigré and a Polish woman of the court.
		Chopin carried on a long-term romantic affair with the writer George Sand (Aurore Dudevant), spending periods of great creativity at her estate in Nohant.
		Finally, Chopin is remembered as one of the first nationalist composers, using the themes and dances of his native Poland as the sources for his pieces (especially the polonaises and mazurkas).
	www.essentialsofmusic.com /composer/chopin.html (535 words)

	PlanetPapers - Frederic Chopin
		Frederic Francois Chopin was born in Zelazowa-Wola, near Warsaw, Poland.
		Chopin is one of the masters of piano composition.
		Chopin’s lessons were in great demand and expensive, but sometimes he would offer them nearly free or he would offer a lot of extra lessons.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/5513.php (1403 words)

	Frédéric François Chopin - Classical music composer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		George Sand declares that her reason for not refusing intimacy with Chopin was that she considered this in the light of a duty and as a safeguard.
		21, in Warsaw, Poland, with Chopin at the piano.
		11, in Warsaw, Poland, with Chopin at the piano.
	www.classical-composers.org /cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=chopin (3581 words)

	Home Page Chopin
		Now, thanks to the Internet, we can reach many more people throughout the world, who are interested in Chopin and his music, and we hope that our service will be an exciting adventure of discovery as well as providing information on specific aspects of Chopin's life and works.
		The majority of these subjects have a three tier structure, including a description, facts and documents; the remaining topics, which owing to their nature have a single or two tier structure, can be expanded by the user by following the on-screen instructions.
		The Birthplace of Frederick Chopin in Zelazowa Wola
	www.chopin.pl /spis_tresci/index_en.html (363 words)

	Chopin Foundation
		National Chopin Piano Competition, the only major music competition in the United States open exclusively to American pianists, has been held in Miami every five years since 1975.
		The main event of the Chopin Foundation is its National Chopin Piano Competition held in Miami every five years.
		The Regional Councils of the Chopin Foundation present membership activities in their respective areas: Florida Chopin Council - in Miami; Greater New York Chopin Council - in New York; San Francisco Chopin Council - in San Francisco Bay area; and the Northwest Chopin Council - in Seattle.
	www.chopin.org (223 words)

	Frederic Chopin - InfoChopin - Events, Places, Organizations and Music
		Chopin researchers' opinions still vary and, thus, anniversary celebrations start in February to end at the beginning of March.
		And last but not least the Fryderyk Chopin Institute invites to the National Philharmonic on March 1st for a recital by Rafa³ Blechacz, a pianist who won worldwide acclaim thanks to the International Chopin Competition held last year.
		The Chopin Society in Vancouver invite on February 26th to Koerner Recital Hall for a recital by the winner of the International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1990, Kevin Kenner.
	www.infochopin.pl /en (525 words)

	Chopin
		Frédéric Chopin, the greatest of the Polish composers, was born in Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw on February 22, 1810 of a French father, and a Polish mother.
		Chopin first studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory, and became very proficient on the instrument by the time he reached his early teens.
		He soon became a favorite of the Parisian salons, and the society elite, and throughout the years that he lived in Paris, was always in great demand as both a pianist and a teacher.
	www.polamjournal.com /Library/Biographies/Chopin/chopin.html (345 words)

	Frederic Chopin Society - Home
		Established in 1984, the Frederic Chopin Society is dedicated to bringing the power and beauty of classical piano music to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
		Although our name honors Frederic Chopin, the universally cherished "poet of the piano," the Society programs the works of a variety of composers, covering three centuries of piano repertoire.
		Among those presented by the Chopin Society recently are distinguished artists Grigory Sokolov, Richard Goode and Angela Hewitt and rising stars Mihaela Ursuleasa, Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne.
	www.chopinsocietymn.org (164 words)

	Frederic Chopin on Almondnet
		Frederic Chopin - an overview of his music.
		Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin was born in Poland of a Polish mother, and his country of...
		Frederic Francois Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin was born in 1810, in Zelazowa-Wola, a town near Warsaw, Poland.
	www.almondnet.co.uk /almond/frederic_chopin.html (245 words)

	Amazon.com: Frederic Chopin: Music: Fryderyk Chopin,Claudio Abbado,David Zinman,London Symphony Orchestra,Martha ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They are excellent, emotional, thrilling and as noble as Chopin music performance should be.
		Chopin: 4 Ballades, 4 Scherzi / Ashkenazy ~ Fryderyk Chopin
		Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in Fm/Grand Fantasia ~ Fryderyk Chopin
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004XT26?v=glance (857 words)

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