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Frédéric Chopin

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin

Romantic1810 – 1849Western ClassicalPolish-French

Overview

Born

1810, Żelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw

Died

1849

Nationality

Polish-French

Tradition

Western Classical

Era

Romantic

Biography

The supreme poet of the piano, Chopin composed almost exclusively for his instrument — nocturnes, études, ballades, preludes, and mazurkas that fused Polish folk idioms with refined French elegance and harmonic innovation.