- Fact 2 - Frederic Francois Chopin
was born in Poland on March 1, 1809
- Fact 3 - Frederic Chopin spent most
of his life in the two cities of Warsaw and Paris
- Fact 4 - His father was French and
his mother was Polish
- Fact 5 - At the age of 9 Frederic
Chopin made his first public appearance as a pianist
- Fact 6 - Many distinguished people
welcomed him to Paris - among them were Liszt, Berlioz,
Meyerbeer, Heine
- Fact 7 - His first weeks in Paris
were discouraging; his first concert was poorly attended
- Fact 8 - This prompted Chopin to
return to Poland
- Fact 9 - His friends urged him to
remain in Paris where he eventually became a success
- Fact 10 - Frederic Chopin was
described as one who spoke little, especially among strangers
- Fact 11 - Some of the music forms
which he wrote are the nocturne, waltz, mazurka, impromptu,
concerto, polonaise and etude
- Fact 12 - Schumann was one of the
first to declare Chopin a genius
- Fact 13 - In his last years he
suffered from ill-health
- Fact 14 - Like other composers and
musicians such as Beethoven, Stevenson and Grieg, he kept on
with his work, in spite of his illness
- Fact 15 - Frederic Chopin visited
England and Scotland only once
- Fact 16 - Chopin was very fond of
Bach and urged his pupils to practice Bach pieces every day for
the mental drill as well as the drill for the fingers
- Fact 17 - Frederic Chopin died on
17 October 1849 in Paris
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