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Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (–)
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Frédéric Chopin | |
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| Born | Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin ()1 March Żelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw |
| Died | 17 October () (aged&#;39) Paris, France |
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| Works | List of compositions |
Frédéric François Chopin[n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin;[n 2] 1 March &#;&#; 17 October ) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, 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 in Żelazowa Wola and grew up in Warsaw, which in 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 t