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Chopin expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed.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