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western Europe
What geographicla region was opened for Chopin due to his composing and performances?
Woyciechowski
When Chopin started to take his music to the world, what is the last name of the person who went with him to Austria?
1830
What year did the uprising begin in Warsaw?
"I curse the moment of my departure."
What were the words Chopin wrote to a friend when he was alone and homesick?
1831
What year did Chopin learn that the uprising in Warsaw was crushed?
the Polish Great Emigration
What event was Frédéric a part of when he arrived in Paris during the later part of September in 1831?
French
What version of Frédéric's birth name did he begin using after arriving in France?
1835
In what year did Frédéric officially acquire French citizenship?
friends and confidants
What were the two kinds of relationships stated as Frédéric having with his fellow Poland natives in exile?
Polish
What nationality is stated as the one Frédéric felt most identified by?
September 1831
When did Chopin reach Paris?
Polish Great Emigration
By not going back to Poland Chopin became part of what?
1835
In what year did Chopin become a French citizen?
Adam Zamoyski
What is the name of Chopin's biographer?
Poland
After 1831, what country did Chopin never return to?
France
What country's passport did he have from 1835?
French
What language was Chopin never completely at ease speaking?
Adam Zamoyski
What biographer of Chopin wrote that Chopin never considered himself French?
Polish Great Emigration
Due to the numbers of expatriates of Poland after the uprising, what did it become to be known as?
Paris
In what city did Frédéric achieve celebrity status?
Adam Mickiewicz
Who was the principal of the Polish Literary Society that Frédéric became acquainted with?
songs
What did Frédéric create from verses of the poet Adam Mickiewicz?
Adam Mickiewicz
What poet did Chopin use verses from for songs?
Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Ferdinand Hiller, Heinrich Heine, Eugène Delacroix, and Alfred de Vigny
What people did Chopin meet while in Paris?
Adam Mickiewicz
What was the name of the poet Chopin became acquainted with in Paris?
principal of the Polish Literary Society
What position did the poet who Chopin knew in Paris hold?
Julian Fontana
Which friend of Frédéric failed to achieve success in England?
Albert Grzymała
Who was Frédéric's trusted adviser while in Paris?
elder brother
What familial role was Albert Grzymała compared to in regards to Frédéric?
Julian Fontana
Who is stated as a jack of all trades in service to Frédéric?
Polish
What nationality were the two friends who served as a pivotal influence in Frédéric's life while in Paris?
England
Julian Fontana tried to find his way where before moving to Paris?
England
Where did Julian Fontana fail to get established?
Albert Grzymała
Who did Chopin know that became rich in Paris?
Albert Grzymała
Which friend of Chopin became like an older brother to him?
Julian Fontana
Which friend took on the role of several jobs to help Chopin including copyist?
Warsaw Conservatory
Where were Chopin and Fontana students together?
Robert Schumann
Who gave Frédéric his first significant public approval in regards to his compositions?
26 February 1832
On what date did Frédéric give his first performance at the Salle Pleyel?
intimate keyboard technique
What is stated as a hindrance for Frédéric's ability to perform in large concert spaces?
his father
Who did Frédéric rely upon financially before earning a great income from his works?
Robert Schumann
From whom did Chopin receive his first big endorsement?
26 February 1832
When did Chopin debut at Salle Pleyel ?
Rothschild
What affluent family did Chopin gain a patronage from?
1831
When did Chopin receive his first major endorsement from Robert Schumann?
keyboard technique
What did Chopin realize was not ideal for larger spaces after his first successful concert in Paris?
publishing his works and teaching piano to affluent students
Once Chopin stopped performing concerts, how did he earn his income?
his own Paris apartment for small groups of friends
What was Frédéric's favorite environment to perform in?
pianos
What instrument did Frédéric play in a performance on 23 March 1833?
Salle Pleyel
Chopin gave a yearly performance where?
Hexameron
Chopin worked with Liszt on what piece?
Maurice Schlesinger
In 1833 with whom with Chopin work to get his music published?
Adolphe Gutmann
What is the name of Chopin's pupil who performed with him?
apartment
Where did Chopin prefer to play for people?
Liszt and Hiller
On March 23, 1833, who headlined and performed with Chopin at a concert?
Maurice Schlesinger
Who did Chopin contract with for publishing his music?
Felix Mendelssohn
Who did Frédéric meet in the spring of 1834 at the Lower Rhenish Music Festival?
playing and discussing music
What two activities did Frédéric do while visiting for a day in Düsseldorf with Mendelssohn and Hiller?
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
Who was the director of the Academy of Art that Frédéric met while in Düsseldorf?
Carlsbad
Where were Frédéric's parents located at when he saw them for the final time in 1835?
the Lower Rhenish Music Festival
Where did Chopin meet Felix Mendelssohn?
Hiller
Who did Chopin attend the Lower Rhenish Music Festival with?
Carlsbad
In 1835 where did Chopin and his parents visit?
July 1836
When did Chopin propose marriage to Maria Wodziński?
Countess Wodzińska
Who was Maria's mother?
Felix Mendelssohn
Who did Chopin meet at a music festival early in 1834?
Düsseldorf
Where did Chopin and Hiller go with the person Chopin met in the spring of 1834?
director of the Academy of Art
What was Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow position?
Maria
What was the first name of the girl Chopin proposed to?
Woyciechowski
Who was the recipient of Frédéric's letter he wrote on 12 December 1831?
Herz, Liszt, Hiller
What are the three names stated in Frédéric's letter that he had shown interest and curiosity in?
Liszt
Who is stated as being in attendance of Frédéric's first performance at the Salle Pleyel on 26 February 1832?
26 February 1832
What was the date that LIszt first saw Chopin perform?
Woyciechowski
Which friend received the letter in which Chopin referenced Liszt?
the Salle Pleyel
Where was Chopin's first concert in Paris held?
38 Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin
What address did Frédéric live at during his stay in Paris?
a few blocks
How far down the road did Liszt live from Frédéric during this time?
seven
How many times did Frédéric and Liszt collaborate in performances during the years of 1833 to 1841?
Harriet Smithson
For whose benefit was the first of these concerts performed for on 2 April 1833?
Salle Pleyel and the Paris Conservatory
At which two establishments was the last of these performances conducted at on 25 and 26 April 1841?
2 April 1833
When was the first time Liszt and Chopin performed together?
the Beethoven Memorial in Bonn
What was the charity that Liszt and Chopin last performed for?
Salle Pleyel and the Paris Conservatory
Where did Liszt and Chopin last perform together?
the Hôtel de France on the Rue Lafitte
When Liszt lived close to Chopin, where did he call home?
seven
How many times did Chopin and Liszy perform together in public?
Harriet Smithson
Who did the first concert of Chopin and Liszt benefit?
love-hate relationship
What term describes the qualities of the relationship between Frédéric and Liszt?
theatricality, showmanship and success
What three qualities of Liszt are stated to have captivated Frédéric?
an apology
What did Frédéric receive from Liszt when the latter performed a nocturne with certain embellishments added?
my friend Liszt
What did Frédéric introduce Liszt as in when referring to him in his letters up to 1848?
Op. 10 Études
What piece did Chopin dedicate to Liszt?
Marie d'Agoult
What was the name of Liszt's mistress?
Liszt
Who did Chopin dedicate the Op. 10 Études to?
Liszt
Who apologized to Chopin for adding embellishments to a musical piece he perforemed that was written by Chopin?
Marie d'Agoult
What was the name of Liszt's mistress?
Hiller
Who did Chopin write to displaying his desire to take away a performers ability to play his music?
George Sand
What was the name of the man who biogrpahers think Chopin was concerned about Liszt's growing relationship with?
Marie d'Agoult
Who was the host of the gathering where Frédéric was introduced to George Sand?
My tragedy
What did Frédéric label the place in which he placed Maria and her mother's letters about the unlikely marriage?
Grzymała
Who did George Sand write to when admitting having a strong affection for Frédéric?