Project Gutenberg 2014-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 146 Karasowski, Maurycy 1823 1892 Karasowski, Moritz Hill, Emily, active 19th century Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Henry Flower, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)" by Maurycy Karasowski is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life of the renowned composer Frederic Chopin, exploring his family background, early influences, musical education, and contributions to the art of piano music. It paints a portrait of Chopin as both a person and an artist, detailing his relationships and the political and cultural contexts that shaped his life and work. The opening of this volume introduces readers to Nicholas Chopin, Frederic's father, and the vibrant political atmosphere of 18th century Warsaw, setting the stage for Frederic's early life. It describes Nicholas's journey from France to Poland and his eventual settling in Warsaw, where he became a respected tutor. The narrative then shifts to Frederic's childhood, characterized by his prodigious talent for music and early public performances as a child. These formative experiences lay the groundwork for the illustrious career that was to follow, highlighting both his artistic development and the influence of his family and cultural milieu on his musical genius. The opening portion effectively establishes the biographical foundation for understanding Chopin's later significance in music history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46577/46577-h/images/cover.jpg en Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 374129 374233 2024-10-19T13:00:59.432266 2023-09-20T08:29:30.949399 text/html text/html 370291 2014-08-13T10:48:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 315146 2014-08-13T10:48:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 345937 2024-10-19T13:01:06.388186 application/epub+zip 351126 2024-10-19T13:01:00.692269 application/epub+zip 209319 2024-10-19T13:01:00.033251 application/epub+zip 475904 2024-10-19T13:01:10.559193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455177 2024-10-19T13:01:05.698182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314664 2022-09-21T07:37:37.268224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317334 2024-10-19T13:00:58.319211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317063 2014-08-13T10:47:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 122578 2014-08-13T10:48:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19093 2024-10-19T13:01:10.707166 application/rdf+xml 19584 2024-10-19T13:01:00.154225 image/jpeg 3003 2024-10-19T13:01:00.093222 image/jpeg 319530 2024-10-19T13:00:59.496246 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog