Questions and Answers
Frédéric Chopin
1.
When was Frederic Chopin born?
1810
2.
Frederic was a ______________ pianist and composer.
polish
3.
Chopin is best remembered for what type of compositions?
Short character pieces
5.
The Revolutionary
Etude
8.
How old was Chopin when he died?
37
9.
The painting was painted in 1838. Who is the author?
Eugène Delacroix
10.
What is the nickname of the Polonaise A-flat, op.53 written in 1842?
Heroic
11.
What did Frederic Chopin suffer from?
Tuberculosis
12.
When did Frederic Chopin arrive to Paris?
September, 1831
13.
In 1836 Chopin met a six years older French novelist. They had a long affair. Who was it?
George Sand
14.
Chopin's career centered around which activity?
Performing, Composing, Teaching
15.
Which of the following was NOT a type of music written by Chopin?
Symphonies
16.
After Frederic's death, his heart was sent to __________________.
Warsaw, Poland
17.
What was George's Sand the real name?
Aurore Dudevant
18.
A funeral was given at the Madeline Church in Paris where the Mozart Requiem and his own 'Funeral March' (3rd movement of Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35) was performed.
True
19.
Mazurek and Polonaise are Russian dance forms.
False
20.
Where is the Chopin's thomb located?
Père Lachaise Cemetery
21.
On December 15, 1838, Chopin, George Sand, her children and maid Amelia, left for __________. They lived in the cells of a monastery vacated by the Carthusians. Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15, also known as the "Raindrop" Prelude was composed over there.
Valldemossa
22.
Who created Chopin's death mask?
Auguste Clésinger
23.
Chopin expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed.
True