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Chopin expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed.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