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Frédéric Chopin

When was Frederic Chopin born?
1811
1810
1809
1812
1810
Frederic was a ______________ pianist and composer.
russian
german
french
polish
polish
Chopin is best remembered for what type of compositions?
None from the above
Songs
Large dramatic works
Short character pieces
Short character pieces
Match the pairs.
Raindrop
Prelude
Match the pairs.
The Revolutionary
Etude
Match the pairs.
Heroic
Polonaise
Match the pairs.
Grande Brillante
Valse
How old was Chopin when he died?
37
33
65
42
37
The painting was painted in 1838. Who is the author?
Claude Monet
Gustave Courbet
Eugène Delacroix
Théodore Rousseau
Eugène Delacroix
What is the nickname of the Polonaise A-flat, op.53 written in 1842?
Heroic
What did Frederic Chopin suffer from?
Plague
Malaria
Cholera
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
When did Frederic Chopin arrive to Paris?
December, 1830
January, 1836
April, 1834
September, 1831
September, 1831
In 1836 Chopin met a six years older French novelist. They had a long affair. Who was it?
George Sand
Amélie Suard
Sophie Gay
Jean Marni
George Sand
Chopin's career centered around which activity?
Composing
Teaching
Performing
All of the above answers are correct
Composing
Teaching
Performing
Which of the following was NOT a type of music written by Chopin?
Polonaises
Symphonies
Etudes
Mazurkas
Symphonies
After Frederic's death, his heart was sent to __________________.
Paris, France
Russia, Saint Petersburg
Warsaw, Poland
Berlin, Germany
Warsaw, Poland
What was George's Sand the real name?
Félicie d'Ayzac
Aurélie Ghika
Sophie Doin
Aurore Dudevant
Aurore Dudevant
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
False
True
Mazurek and Polonaise are Russian dance forms.
True
False
False
Where is the Chopin's thomb located?
Powązki Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery
Friedrichswerderscher Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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.
Palma de Mallorca
Valldemossa
Vienna
Alres
Valldemossa
Who created Chopin's death mask?
Auguste Rodin
Aristide Maillol
Ferdinand Faivre
Auguste Clésinger
Auguste Clésinger
Chopin expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed.
True
False
True