Frédéric François Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish comp… Read Full Bio ↴Frédéric François Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising. At 21, he settled in Paris. Thereafter—in the last 18 years of his life—he gave only 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by giving piano lessons, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many of his other musical contemporaries (including Robert Schumann). In 1835, Chopin obtained French citizenship. After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he maintained an often troubled relationship with the French writer Amantine Dupin (known by her pen name, George Sand). A brief and unhappy visit to Majorca with Sand in 1838–39 would prove one of his most productive periods of composition. In his final years, he was supported financially by his admirer Jane Stirling, who also arranged for him to visit Scotland in 1848. For most of his life, Chopin was in poor health. He died in Paris in 1849 at the age of 39, probably of pericarditis aggravated by tuberculosis.
All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Most are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some 19 songs set to Polish lyrics. His piano writing was technically demanding and expanded the limits of the instrument: his own performances were noted for their nuance and sensitivity. Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental ballade. His major piano works also include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas, some published only posthumously. Among the influences on his style of composition were Polish folk music, the classical tradition of J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Schubert, and the atmosphere of the Paris salons of which he was a frequent guest. His innovations in style, harmony, and musical form, and his association of music with nationalism, were influential throughout and after the late Romantic period.
Chopin's music, his status as one of music's earliest superstars, his (indirect) association with political insurrection, his high-profile love-life, and his early death have made him a leading symbol of the Romantic era. His works remain popular, and he has been the subject of numerous films and biographies of varying historical fidelity.
Over 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music.
Chopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shaping his musical outlook. Chopin's early works are in the style of the "brilliant" keyboard pieces of his era as exemplified by the works of Ignaz Moscheles, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and others. Less direct in the earlier period are the influences of Polish folk music and of Italian opera. Much of what became his typical style of ornamentation (for example, his fioriture) is taken from singing. His melodic lines were increasingly reminiscent of the modes and features of the music of his native country, such as drones.
Chopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28, published 1839). He exploited the poetic potential of the concept of the concert étude, already being developed in the 1820s and 1830s by Liszt, Clementi and Moscheles, in his two sets of studies (Op. 10 published in 1833, Op. 25 in 1837).
Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; as J. Barrie Jones puts it, "it was Chopin who put the mazurka on the European musical map." The series of seven polonaises published in his lifetime (another nine were published posthumously), beginning with the Op. 26 pair (published 1836), set a new standard for music in the form. His waltzes were also written specifically for the salon recital rather than the ballroom and are frequently at rather faster tempos than their dance-floor equivalents.
Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising. At 21, he settled in Paris. Thereafter—in the last 18 years of his life—he gave only 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by giving piano lessons, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many of his other musical contemporaries (including Robert Schumann). In 1835, Chopin obtained French citizenship. After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he maintained an often troubled relationship with the French writer Amantine Dupin (known by her pen name, George Sand). A brief and unhappy visit to Majorca with Sand in 1838–39 would prove one of his most productive periods of composition. In his final years, he was supported financially by his admirer Jane Stirling, who also arranged for him to visit Scotland in 1848. For most of his life, Chopin was in poor health. He died in Paris in 1849 at the age of 39, probably of pericarditis aggravated by tuberculosis.
All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Most are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some 19 songs set to Polish lyrics. His piano writing was technically demanding and expanded the limits of the instrument: his own performances were noted for their nuance and sensitivity. Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental ballade. His major piano works also include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas, some published only posthumously. Among the influences on his style of composition were Polish folk music, the classical tradition of J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Schubert, and the atmosphere of the Paris salons of which he was a frequent guest. His innovations in style, harmony, and musical form, and his association of music with nationalism, were influential throughout and after the late Romantic period.
Chopin's music, his status as one of music's earliest superstars, his (indirect) association with political insurrection, his high-profile love-life, and his early death have made him a leading symbol of the Romantic era. His works remain popular, and he has been the subject of numerous films and biographies of varying historical fidelity.
Over 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music.
Chopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shaping his musical outlook. Chopin's early works are in the style of the "brilliant" keyboard pieces of his era as exemplified by the works of Ignaz Moscheles, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and others. Less direct in the earlier period are the influences of Polish folk music and of Italian opera. Much of what became his typical style of ornamentation (for example, his fioriture) is taken from singing. His melodic lines were increasingly reminiscent of the modes and features of the music of his native country, such as drones.
Chopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28, published 1839). He exploited the poetic potential of the concept of the concert étude, already being developed in the 1820s and 1830s by Liszt, Clementi and Moscheles, in his two sets of studies (Op. 10 published in 1833, Op. 25 in 1837).
Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; as J. Barrie Jones puts it, "it was Chopin who put the mazurka on the European musical map." The series of seven polonaises published in his lifetime (another nine were published posthumously), beginning with the Op. 26 pair (published 1836), set a new standard for music in the form. His waltzes were also written specifically for the salon recital rather than the ballroom and are frequently at rather faster tempos than their dance-floor equivalents.
Bright Lights
Frédéric Chopin Lyrics
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30 Seconds to Mars Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh,…
30 Seconds to Mars/Thirty Seconds to Mars Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh,…
Adame Wolf I guess I am light gold my heart is a…
Afta Hill Uhuh, Yeah-yeah Afta ay Never afraid of the lights (Nah) Nev…
After the Fire Young boy comes searching for the bright lights He's lookin…
Airborn Audio Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh,…
Aldo Nova A small town boy with a big time dream Jimmy was…
Alex Goot Never mind, never mind things are good again, I took the…
Allira Bright lights in the city got me looking your way Bright…
Animal Kingdom Please, don't leave me here Cause I might not make it Stop…
anti.negative 16 year old girl In a hallowed carved out place Just looking…
Archive Night songs are lonelier Soundwaves fell the emptiness Live…
As Everything Unfolds You're my rehab My retreat away from the demons I hold in…
Atlanta Brass Society/Matchbox Twenty/The Nashville String Machine She got out of town On the railway New York bound Took…
Audrey Horne Soaked in fluids and drained in the stench of kerosene I…
Ben Rector And well, I've been thinkin' of ya All my sisters and…
Billy Crawford It's 12 o'clock and we just flew in The hotel just…
Black Mountain Bright light Light bright Bright light Light bright Brig…
Brendan Shine (Feat. Hollyn) Lights shine bright everywhere we go Music f…
Brent's T.V. Disco lights in the sky Shinin' down, open your diamond eyes…
Cannons These brick walls are tumbling down Hitting me on the head M…
Carbon Leaf How was I to know? How was I to feel? You're leaving…
Carl Wilson My nights were getting better Without a lover The feeling of…
Cerise Moon By the way she was movin it was taking control, and…
Chemistry Buraindo o nozoki komu taiyou asa o boku ni shiraze…
Clark Jr. Gary Woke up, woke up in New York City Lying on the…
Corin Curschellas bright lights – big city big city – bright lights with the…
Crystal Viper Paralyzed, I cannot move or scream Eyes are open, trapped in…
Daniel Dash Bright lights in the city, Every sound is got me movin'…
Days in December Spill my words out like water on the floor I've waited…
Dead Reynolds Keep me falling Until the last sound Coming closer Until I h…
Devilskin Here I go I′m lost again Miles away from you and him But…
Die Hold on, time is wasting So drawn to your bright lights No…
Die & Interface I seen all these lights shine bright in the middle…
Die & Interface feat. William Cartwright Hold on, time is wasting So drawn to your bright lights No…
Die & Interface Feat. William Cartwright & interface [feat. William Cartwright] I seen all these lights shine bright in the middle…
Diversion I've been searching for the better part of me But what…
DJ Die & Interface feat. William Cartwright Hold on, time is wasting So drawn to your bright lights No…
E.C. Scott I left home when I was 19, went out in…
Eric Clapton and Guests Wake up in New York City Lying on the floor Just outside…
Flvme I seen all these lights shine bright in the middle…
G-Notes Running in and out the sea with no care in…
Gary Clark Wake up in New York City Lying on the floor Just outside…
Gary Clark Jr. Woke up, woke up in New York City Lying on the…
Gary Clarke Jr. Woke up in new york city lying on the floor Just…
Gibbz Bright lights Crawlin out the window Just might Find if we c…
Great King Rat You're just a small town girl You got big dreams…
Haevn Your words are high and running through a tired mind A…
Haley Glennie-Smith You wanted to see what's on my mind So I packed…
Hawaiian Gremlins They can′t understand the things we've done. And all my lies…
Heart Of Gold I was hiding like a kid in the corner And you…
Hermann Girl, you′re beautiful I hope you know that I hope you know…
Iguana Death Cult Rising sun fills my room with condescending light I'm runnin…
J-Worry Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Ayy Bright lights surround me …
Jim Jones Feat. Stack Bundles Yeah, turn it up in your head phones Ya know like…
Jona Selle Give it to me Give it to me give it…
Jonathan Johansson Vi ska inte offra allt För bright light summer nights Bara e…
Jurijus You and I were never together Never together I've seen that …
Jurijus Veklenko You and I were never together Never together I′ve seen that …
K.O.Kaine The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights Th…
Kelley Hunt Bright Lights © Kelley Hunt, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Al Berm…
Kisch Bright lights in the city, every sound has got me…
Kris Allen She got out of town On a railway New York bound Took…
L.I.R.I.X. Disco lights in the sky Shinin' down, open your diamond eyes…
Last Action Zeros It's 12 o'clock and we just flew in The hotel just…
LeBrock (Ooh-ah-ah) (Ooh-ah-ah-ahah) Sometimes I feel like giving u…
Lil God Dan (The grim reaper has arrived) I don′t lie, I just want…
Lisa Caruso Living the artist life not so in line You walked into The…
LXD See now we popping now we all in the limelight Cameras…
Márina Look out the window It's dark outside What does that mean It…
Matchbox 20 She got out of town On the railway New York bound Took…
matchbox 20. She got out of town On the railway New York bound Took…
Mr. 9 feat. Oonagh I keep you locked away on a shelf With the memories…
Neil Young Bright lights, big city Gone to my baby's head Bright lights…
New Trolls Bright lights, on my way Bright lights, on my way Bright l…
NMT Niko You just gon up and leave I'm not okay with…
Okta Logue Surrounded by the night In an ocean of gloom We're wasting…
Oliver dodge I swore i wouldn't fall for you Now i'm lying on…
Omar Sterling Artiste: Omar Sterling Beauty in the struggle, ugliness in …
Pablo Dylan bright ligts, still she swallows in the dark bright ligts, s…
Parallels Rise I bet this is the end You said it never exists…
Paul Samson Speeding on the highway, bright lights on the road Looking f…
Pete and the Pirates Come on now baby, come with me. If you want me,…
Petunia and the Loons There's a road that leads to that bright light city…
Pixie Lott Flash lights and the good life, keep calling out my…
Placebo Blind star life 하루의 끝 yeah I need that call 밤이 깊어지면 내려와 하늘에 …
Placebo [Battle For The Sun] Cast your mind back to the days, When I pretend' I…
Postcards White chalk melting into The ground where we stood And felt …
Richard Ashcroft The bright lights of the big city They taught us how…
Robert Glasper Lost for words, I'm impatient Oh no, my, I can't fake…
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden Honey, it's all around you The things that you're drawn…
Rod Stewart Bright lights, big city Gone to my baby's head Ah bright l…
Rollings Bright lights, big city Gone to my baby's head Bright lights…
Ryli Everywhere I looks always someone complainin I just handle m…
Samson Speeding on the highway, bright lights on the road Looking f…
Samson (with Bruce Dickinson) Speeding on the highway, bright lights on the road Looking …
Son And The Holy Ghosts I listened for my future in the wind And it told…
Sonny Zero Emotionally inconsistent And socially growing distant I f…
Special A.K.A. The The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights The…
Specials AKA The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights Th…
Syn Cole I know that you can see it if you close…
T Smith You wanted to see what's on my mind So I packed…
Takeshi Nakatsuka Fake a smile, my words don't mean a thing Tell me…
Tania Zygar Diversion I've been searching for the better part of me But what…
Tapping The Urge She got out of town on the railway, new york…
The Blues and Greys I hope you still can remember All my those words of…
The Ghost of a Thousand Bright lights, drifting in-front of me, heave up all the…
The Heart Strings I wanna kiss a girl,high on a ferris wheel Lights…
The Kinks Time's running out just as fast as it can She's leaving…
The Naked and Famous i feel a little empty so fill me up just a little…
The Outlets Bright lights and rock n' roll's got to me I feel…
The Pogues The bright lights are calling me The bright lights are calli…
The Rolling Stones Bright lights, big city Gone to my baby's head Bright lights…
The Special A.K.A. The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights Th…
The Specials The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights The…
The Wannabes I′m stepping out From this everyday scene Cause i'm tired of…
Them Bright lights big city A-went to my baby's head Bright lig…
They Will Kill Us All They Will Kill Us All take me now take me outta (here) ther…
Thirty Seconds to Mars Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh,…
Tinchy Stryder Flash lights and the good life, keep calling out my…
Tom McRae Baby, I went back to funeral row Kicking through the old…
Total Downer My head is glued to my clock radio They're chatting up…
Umphrey's McGee Bright lights, big city All night, are you ready Cat Fight, …
Vandelux Put my head down, tell it right She's gonna see through…
Victoria Wilson James Bright Lights Lyrics I knew a time would come When I would…
WeAreCastor There's something new about you Like something I've never se…
Whitfield Bright Lights (Luces Brillantes) Hey! Pequeña, no debes ten…
You. How many lights do you see? How many lights do…
Ziggy Alberts I feel change coming The wind's been swinging around I feel …
₪ ø lll ·o. Thirty Seconds to Mars Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh,…
♡ Placebo Cast your mind back to the days, When I pretend' I…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Frédéric Chopin:
Dwojaki koniec Rok się kochali a wiek się nie widzieli Zbolały serca oboje…
Gdzie lubi Strumyk lubi w dolinie Sarna lubi w gęstwinie Ptaszek lubi p…
Hulanka Szynkareczko szafareczko Co ty robisz stój Tam się śmiejesz …
Melodia Z gór gdzie dźwigali Strasznych krzyżów brzemię Widzieli z d…
Moja Pieszczotka Moja pieszczotka gdy w wesołej chwili Pocznie szczebiotać i …
Narzeczony Wiatr zaszumiał między krzewy Nie w czas nie w czas koniu Ni…
Nie Ma Czego Trzeba Mgła mi do oczu zawiewa z łona W prawo i w…
Nocturne My books lie unopened We’ve barely left a word unspoken Exp…
Nocturnes My books lie unopened We’ve barely left a word unspoken Exp…
Pierscien Smutno niańki ci śpiewały A ja już kochałem A na lewy palec…
Posel Rośnie trawka ziółko Zimne dni się mienią Ty wierna jaskółko…
Precz Z Moich Oczu Precz z moich oczu Posłucham od razu Precz z mego serca I se…
Sliczny Chlopiec Wzniosły smukły i młody O nielada urody Śliczny chłopiec cze…
Smutna Rzeka Rzeko z cudzoziemców strony Czemu nurt twój tak zmącony Czy …
Spiew Z Mogilki Leci liście z drzewa Co wyrosło wolne Znad mogiły śpiewa Jak…
Śpiew z mogiły Leci liście z drzewa Co wyrosło wolne Znad mogiły śpiewa Jak…
Wojak Rży mój gniady ziemię grzebie Puśćie czas już czas Ciebie oj…
Zyczenie Gdybym ja była słoneczkiem na niebie Nie świeciłabym jak tyl…
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Jordan Nashman
Rest In Peace to an incredible master. His passion lives on in his music and teaching
Karl Page
I love how he plays the notes..Its like he's saying, "Im gonna serve this note with some fine cheese, and this next one, yes how about some rich chocolate, and ooh this one some wine"...Fine playing Mr Harrell...
ちゃんまるChanmaru
I’m hungry
infrantasi
His dynamics are one of his greatest talents, virtuosic of course, but he is an amazing "singer" of the cello too!
AYSE OKTEM
wonderful descrition : "singer of the cello", suits him well...
Enrique Doc
Amazing musicians, and one of the strange pieces in a "happy" mood that Chopin wrote when still a young and healthy man. The absolute poet of piano, superb. Thank you for sharing!
65attila
What a stunning performance of glorious music. Thank you for posting.
Peter Klatzow
Bravo Chopin. One of the best opus 3s ever.
janiscortese
Beautiful music, beautiful playing, and he's so charismatic on stage! A very engaging performer!
David Steven Tabbat
As spirited as could be! And the high spirits are supported by exceptional technical capabilities on the part of both performers. "Brilliante" indeed. Bravissimi! I do, however, have one caveat: the piano tends to drown out the cello.