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56cfec4b234ae51400d9c0cd | Who sculpted Chopin's tombstone? | Clésinger | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56cfec4b234ae51400d9c0ce | What is the name of the muse carved on Chopin's tombstone? | Euterpe | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56cfec4b234ae51400d9c0cf | How much did Chopin's funeral cost? | 5,000 francs | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56cfec4b234ae51400d9c0d0 | Who paid for Chopin's funeral? | Jane Stirling | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56cfec4b234ae51400d9c0d1 | Chopin's sister Ludwika took his heart back to Warsaw preserved in what? | alcohol | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672b | Who designed Chopin's tombstone? | Clésinger. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672c | How much did Chopin's funeral and monument cost? | 5,000 francs | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672d | Who paid for Chopin's funeral? | Jane Stirling | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672e | Who took Chopin's heart to Poland? | sister | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672f | Who ended up with the 200 letters from Sand to Chopin? | Sand | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger. The expenses of the funeral and monument, amounting to 5,000 francs, were covered by Jane Stirling, who also paid for the return of the composer's sister Ludwika to Warsa... |
56cfec7b234ae51400d9c0d7 | How many of Chopin's works still exist? | Over 230 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nOver 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music."
] |
56cfec7b234ae51400d9c0d8 | All of his pieces include what instrument? | piano | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nOver 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music."
] |
56d38cfe59d6e4140014673b | How many Chopin pieces are known to have survived? | Over 230 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nOver 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music."
] |
56d38cfe59d6e4140014673c | Only a few of Chopin's pieces involve more than the piano, including piano concertos, songs and what? | chamber music. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nOver 230 works of Chopin survive; some compositions from early childhood have been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond solo piano music, as either piano concertos, songs or chamber music."
] |
56cfed0f234ae51400d9c0db | Whose piano method did Chopin teach his students? | Clementi | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shapin... |
56d38d6559d6e4140014674f | Whose piano method did Chopin use with his students? | Clementi | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shapin... |
56d38d6559d6e41400146750 | Who did Chopin say were the two most important composers in his own music influences? | Bach and Mozart | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shapin... |
56d38d6559d6e41400146751 | Chopin looked to Beethoven, Mozart, Clementi and who for his own music education? | Haydn | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shapin... |
56cfed8a234ae51400d9c0e1 | Who is credited with creating the nocturne? | John Field | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56cfed8a234ae51400d9c0e2 | Chopin was the first person to create what as singular concert pieces? | ballades and scherzi | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56d38fa059d6e41400146771 | What new genre di John Field invent? | nocturne | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56d38fa059d6e41400146772 | Chopin was first in writing what for concerts? | ballades and scherzi | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56d38fa059d6e41400146773 | What musical concept did Chopin exploit? | concert étude | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56d38fa059d6e41400146774 | What three other musicians were developing the new genre? | Liszt, Clementi and Moscheles | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin took the new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to a deeper level of sophistication. He was the first to write ballades and scherzi as individual concert pieces. He essentially established a new genre with his own set of free-standing preludes (Op. 28,... |
56cfee5d234ae51400d9c0f7 | How many polonaises were published while Chopin lived? | seven | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56cfee5d234ae51400d9c0f8 | How many polonaises were published after Chopin died? | nine | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56cfee5d234ae51400d9c0f9 | Chopin was credited for making what more internationally known? | mazurkas | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56cfee5d234ae51400d9c0fa | What is different about Chopin's waltzes versus a ballroom waltz? | faster tempos | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56d390b559d6e41400146789 | What did Chopin add to the modern dance of his era? | greater range of melody and expression. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56d390b559d6e4140014678a | Chopin's Polish dance music was developed for what type of hall? | concert hall | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56d390b559d6e4140014678b | What was Chopin responsible for making popular with Euorpeans? | the mazurka | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56d390b559d6e4140014678c | How many Chopin polonaises were published after his death? | nine | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56d390b559d6e4140014678d | What dance music of Chopin was written more for recitals than ballrooms? | waltzes | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; \"it was Cho... |
56cfef3c234ae51400d9c10d | What is another title Op. 10, No. 12 has garnered? | the Revolutionary Étude | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56cfef3c234ae51400d9c10e | What is the only piece Chopin gave an actual title to? | Funeral March | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56cfef3c234ae51400d9c10f | The Funeral March was written as part of what piece? | Sonata No. 2 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56d3913859d6e41400146793 | How many instrumental works did Chopin give a descriptive name to? | one | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56d3913859d6e41400146795 | What descriptive name was Op. 10, No. 12 given? | Revolutionary Étude | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56d3913859d6e41400146796 | What descriptive name was Op. 64, No. 1 given? | Minute Waltz | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nSome of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potent... |
56cff00f234ae51400d9c113 | What was the last number Chopin gave to an opus? | 65 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56cff00f234ae51400d9c115 | Who was Chopin's musical executor? | Julian Fontana | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56cff00f234ae51400d9c116 | How many unfinished pieces did Julian Fontana make into eight more opus numbers? | 23 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56cff00f234ae51400d9c117 | Op. 74 is made up of how many Polish songs? | 17 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56d3929359d6e4140014679d | What is the last opus number that Chopin used? | 65 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56d3929359d6e4140014679f | Who grouped 23 unpublished pieces and published them as Opp. 66-73 in 1855? | Julian Fontana | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56d3929359d6e414001467a1 | When was Op. 74 published? | 1857 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublishe... |
56cff0c3234ae51400d9c123 | The Kobylańska Catalogue was named for who? | Krystyna Kobylańska | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56cff0c3234ae51400d9c124 | Pieces published after what year stopped receiving opus numbers? | 1857 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56d3946659d6e414001467af | What have pieces published after 1857 been given rather than opus numbers? | alternative catalogue designations | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56d3946659d6e414001467b0 | What is the current musicologist reference for Chopin's pieces? | the Kobylańska Catalogue | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56d3946659d6e414001467b1 | What is the shortened reference for the Kobylańska Catalogue? | KK | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56d3946659d6e414001467b2 | Who compiled the Kobylańska Catalogue? | Krystyna Kobylańska. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nWorks published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers. The present standard musicological reference for Chopin's works is the Kobylańska Catalogue (usually represented by the initials 'KK'), named for its compiler, the Polish musicologist Krystyna Ko... |
56cff179234ae51400d9c131 | Who released the first collection of Chopin's works? | Breitkopf & Härtel | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56cff179234ae51400d9c133 | Who edited the Polish "National Edition" of Chopin's works? | Jan Ekier | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56d3971459d6e414001467cd | Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel were what to Chopin? | original publishers | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56d3971459d6e414001467ce | Where did Chopin's work start t oshow up? | popular 19th-century piano anthologies. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56d3971459d6e414001467cf | What was the name under scholarly publications of Chopin's work form 1937 to 1966? | Paderewski | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56d3971459d6e414001467d0 | Who edited the Polish National Edition? | Jan Ekier | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's original publishers included Maurice Schlesinger and Camille Pleyel. His works soon began to appear in popular 19th-century piano anthologies. The first collected edition was by Breitkopf & Härtel (1878–1902). Among modern scholarly editions of Chopin's works are the version under the n... |
56cff256234ae51400d9c145 | What is central to Chopin's process? | Improvisation | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nImprovisation stands at the centre of Chopin's creative processes. However, this does not imply impulsive rambling: Nicholas Temperley writes that \"improvisation is designed for an audience, and its starting-point is that audience's expectations, which include the current conventions of musical... |
56cff256234ae51400d9c146 | Rosen suggests that a central part of Chopin's uniqueness is how he handles what? | the four-bar phrase | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nImprovisation stands at the centre of Chopin's creative processes. However, this does not imply impulsive rambling: Nicholas Temperley writes that \"improvisation is designed for an audience, and its starting-point is that audience's expectations, which include the current conventions of musical... |
56d398a859d6e414001467e5 | What is central to Chopin's creativeness? | Improvisation | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nImprovisation stands at the centre of Chopin's creative processes. However, this does not imply impulsive rambling: Nicholas Temperley writes that \"improvisation is designed for an audience, and its starting-point is that audience's expectations, which include the current conventions of musical... |
56d398a859d6e414001467e6 | Who wrote that "improvisation is designed for an audience"? | Nicholas Temperley | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nImprovisation stands at the centre of Chopin's creative processes. However, this does not imply impulsive rambling: Nicholas Temperley writes that \"improvisation is designed for an audience, and its starting-point is that audience's expectations, which include the current conventions of musical... |
56d398a859d6e414001467e7 | What did Rosen suggest was important about chopin's personality? | his flexible handling of the four-bar phrase as a structural unit. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nImprovisation stands at the centre of Chopin's creative processes. However, this does not imply impulsive rambling: Nicholas Temperley writes that \"improvisation is designed for an audience, and its starting-point is that audience's expectations, which include the current conventions of musical... |
56cff2e0234ae51400d9c14b | What piece does J. Barrie Jones pinpoint as a great example of Chopin's palette? | the Barcarolle Op. 60 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nJ. Barrie Jones suggests that \"amongst the works that Chopin intended for concert use, the four ballades and four scherzos stand supreme\", and adds that \"the Barcarolle Op. 60 stands apart as an example of Chopin's rich harmonic palette coupled with an Italianate warmth of melody.\" Temperley... |
56d3997e59d6e414001467ed | What does J. Barrie Jones feel stands supreme of Chopin's concert pieces? | the four ballades and four scherzos | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nJ. Barrie Jones suggests that \"amongst the works that Chopin intended for concert use, the four ballades and four scherzos stand supreme\", and adds that \"the Barcarolle Op. 60 stands apart as an example of Chopin's rich harmonic palette coupled with an Italianate warmth of melody.\" Temperley... |
56d3997e59d6e414001467ef | What form does Temperley feel that Chopin's ballades and scherzos are based on? | departure and return | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nJ. Barrie Jones suggests that \"amongst the works that Chopin intended for concert use, the four ballades and four scherzos stand supreme\", and adds that \"the Barcarolle Op. 60 stands apart as an example of Chopin's rich harmonic palette coupled with an Italianate warmth of melody.\" Temperley... |
56cff351234ae51400d9c14d | Chopin's mazurkas contain more of what than his other compositions? | folk features | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's mazurkas and waltzes are all in straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. The mazurkas often show more folk features than many of his other works, sometimes including modal scales and harmonies and the use of drone basses. However, some also show unusual sophistic... |
56d39a6a59d6e414001467f3 | What form are Chopin's mazurkas and waltzes in? | straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's mazurkas and waltzes are all in straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. The mazurkas often show more folk features than many of his other works, sometimes including modal scales and harmonies and the use of drone basses. However, some also show unusual sophistic... |
56d39a6a59d6e414001467f4 | Which of Chopin's works shows more folk aspects? | mazurkas | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's mazurkas and waltzes are all in straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. The mazurkas often show more folk features than many of his other works, sometimes including modal scales and harmonies and the use of drone basses. However, some also show unusual sophistic... |
56d39a6a59d6e414001467f5 | What type of bass do Chopin's mazurkas exhibit? | drone bass | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's mazurkas and waltzes are all in straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. The mazurkas often show more folk features than many of his other works, sometimes including modal scales and harmonies and the use of drone basses. However, some also show unusual sophistic... |
56d39a6a59d6e414001467f6 | What does Chopin's Op. 63 No. 3 have that is rare? | a canon at one beat's distance | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's mazurkas and waltzes are all in straightforward ternary or episodic form, sometimes with a coda. The mazurkas often show more folk features than many of his other works, sometimes including modal scales and harmonies and the use of drone basses. However, some also show unusual sophistic... |
56cff390234ae51400d9c151 | What time are Chopin's polonaises written in? | triple time | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's polonaises show a marked advance on those of his Polish predecessors in the form (who included his teachers Zywny and Elsner). As with the traditional polonaise, Chopin's works are in triple time and typically display a martial rhythm in their melodies, accompaniments and cadences. Unli... |
56d39abf59d6e414001467fd | Chopin's ability to create an advanced polonasises surpassed even two of his teachers, Zywny and who? | Elsner | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's polonaises show a marked advance on those of his Polish predecessors in the form (who included his teachers Zywny and Elsner). As with the traditional polonaise, Chopin's works are in triple time and typically display a martial rhythm in their melodies, accompaniments and cadences. Unli... |
56d39abf59d6e414001467fe | Chopin's polonaise often have what kind of rhythm in their melodies? | martial | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's polonaises show a marked advance on those of his Polish predecessors in the form (who included his teachers Zywny and Elsner). As with the traditional polonaise, Chopin's works are in triple time and typically display a martial rhythm in their melodies, accompaniments and cadences. Unli... |
56d39abf59d6e414001467ff | Chopin's polonaises needed what kind of playing technique? | formidable | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's polonaises show a marked advance on those of his Polish predecessors in the form (who included his teachers Zywny and Elsner). As with the traditional polonaise, Chopin's works are in triple time and typically display a martial rhythm in their melodies, accompaniments and cadences. Unli... |
56cff3f4234ae51400d9c153 | How many nocturnes did Chopin compose? | 21 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe 21 nocturnes are more structured, and of greater emotional depth, than those of Field (whom Chopin met in 1833). Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression (and often making very difficult demands on the performer) which heightens their dramatic character... |
56cff3f4234ae51400d9c154 | What is it about the middle of Chopin's nocturnes that increases their drama? | agitated expression | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe 21 nocturnes are more structured, and of greater emotional depth, than those of Field (whom Chopin met in 1833). Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression (and often making very difficult demands on the performer) which heightens their dramatic character... |
56d39bdf59d6e41400146807 | Chopin's nocturnes were more structured than who? | Field | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe 21 nocturnes are more structured, and of greater emotional depth, than those of Field (whom Chopin met in 1833). Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression (and often making very difficult demands on the performer) which heightens their dramatic character... |
56d39bdf59d6e41400146808 | What year did Chopin meet Field? | 1833 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe 21 nocturnes are more structured, and of greater emotional depth, than those of Field (whom Chopin met in 1833). Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression (and often making very difficult demands on the performer) which heightens their dramatic character... |
56d39bdf59d6e41400146809 | Which type of Chopin's compositons were difficult for perfomers due to their middle sections? | nocturnes | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe 21 nocturnes are more structured, and of greater emotional depth, than those of Field (whom Chopin met in 1833). Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression (and often making very difficult demands on the performer) which heightens their dramatic character... |
56cff427234ae51400d9c157 | What pieces of his did Chopin use to teach his technique? | études | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's études are largely in straightforward ternary form. He used them to teach his own technique of piano playing—for instance playing double thirds (Op. 25, No. 6), playing in octaves (Op. 25, No. 10), and playing repeated notes (Op. 10, No. 7)."
] |
56d39c5359d6e4140014680d | What form are most of Chopin's études in? | straightforward ternary | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's études are largely in straightforward ternary form. He used them to teach his own technique of piano playing—for instance playing double thirds (Op. 25, No. 6), playing in octaves (Op. 25, No. 10), and playing repeated notes (Op. 10, No. 7)."
] |
56d39c5359d6e4140014680e | Chopin often taught his piano technique using what form of music he wrote? | études | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's études are largely in straightforward ternary form. He used them to teach his own technique of piano playing—for instance playing double thirds (Op. 25, No. 6), playing in octaves (Op. 25, No. 10), and playing repeated notes (Op. 10, No. 7)."
] |
56cff49a234ae51400d9c161 | What piece of Bach's did Chopin take inspiration for his preludes? | The Well-Tempered Clavier | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56cff49a234ae51400d9c162 | Who suggested that Chopin's preludes were not intended to be played as a group? | Kenneth Hamilton | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56d39cea59d6e41400146811 | What was described as "the beginning of studies" by Schumann? | The preludes | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56d39cea59d6e41400146812 | What inspired Chopin for his preludes? | J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56d39cea59d6e41400146813 | Kenneth Hamilton suggests that the preludes may not have been meant as a group but rather as what? | generic preludes to others of his pieces | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56d39cea59d6e41400146814 | Who did a recording where Étude Op. 10 No. 5. follows relude Op. 28 No. 7? | Ferruccio Busoni | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as \"the beginnings of studies\". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather t... |
56cff536234ae51400d9c165 | How many movements are No. 2, Op. 35 and No. 3, Op 58 in? | four | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—\"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of ... |
56cff536234ae51400d9c166 | What two people claimed that Op 58 was "worthy of Brahms"? | Kornel Michałowski and Jim Samson | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—\"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of ... |
56d39ed559d6e41400146825 | How many movements are in No. 2, Op. 35 and No. 3, Op 58? | four | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—\"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of ... |
56d39ed559d6e41400146826 | Which movement was found lacking in musicality by Schumann? | The last movement | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—\"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of ... |
56d39ed559d6e41400146827 | According to music historians, which sonata is similar to German tradition and worthy of Brahms? | Op. 58 | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nThe two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—\"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of ... |
56cff5a8234ae51400d9c173 | Chopin's chord progressions are similar in style to what other composer? | Claude Debussy | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's harmonic innovations may have arisen partly from his keyboard improvisation technique. Temperley says that in his works \"novel harmonic effects frequently result from the combination of ordinary appoggiaturas or passing notes with melodic figures of accompaniment\", and cadences are de... |
56d39fa059d6e41400146831 | What likely arose due to Chopin's technique with keyboards? | harmonic innovations | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's harmonic innovations may have arisen partly from his keyboard improvisation technique. Temperley says that in his works \"novel harmonic effects frequently result from the combination of ordinary appoggiaturas or passing notes with melodic figures of accompaniment\", and cadences are de... |
56d39fa059d6e41400146832 | Who wrote about Chopin's "novel harmonic effects"? | Temperley | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nChopin's harmonic innovations may have arisen partly from his keyboard improvisation technique. Temperley says that in his works \"novel harmonic effects frequently result from the combination of ordinary appoggiaturas or passing notes with melodic figures of accompaniment\", and cadences are de... |
56cff635234ae51400d9c184 | What was Chopin's style based upon? | independent finger technique | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nIn 1841, Léon Escudier wrote of a recital given by Chopin that year, \"One may say that Chopin is the creator of a school of piano and a school of composition. In truth, nothing equals the lightness, the sweetness with which the composer preludes on the piano; moreover nothing may be compared to... |
56d3a0d159d6e41400146835 | Who wrote about a Chopin 1841 recital? | Léon Escudier | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nIn 1841, Léon Escudier wrote of a recital given by Chopin that year, \"One may say that Chopin is the creator of a school of piano and a school of composition. In truth, nothing equals the lightness, the sweetness with which the composer preludes on the piano; moreover nothing may be compared to... |
56d3a0d159d6e41400146837 | What writing of Chopin talks about everything about piano playing has to do with proper fingering? | his Projet de méthode | [
"Frédéric_Chopin\n\nIn 1841, Léon Escudier wrote of a recital given by Chopin that year, \"One may say that Chopin is the creator of a school of piano and a school of composition. In truth, nothing equals the lightness, the sweetness with which the composer preludes on the piano; moreover nothing may be compared to... |
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