Frédéric François Chopin

His life

March 1st 1810 – October 17th 1849

Chopin was a Polish pianist and composer. He is considered to be one of the great composers of the Romantic music era. He made a living by composing and teaching piano, but rarely gave public performances. He was in poor health for the majority of his life and died at the age of 39.

Famous compositions

Chopin made hundreds of compositions for the piano. Below are some of the most famous of his works with links to videos:
http://www.polishamericancenter.org/Pictures/Chopin.jpg

Below is a table of known compositions he made for each genre.
Type of music Number composed
Mazurkas
58
Études
27
Preludes
27
Nocturnes
21

Contact

Any comments or questions can be emailed to j2weng@uwaterloo.ca,