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George Sand
What is the name of the author Chopin met at a gathering put on by Marie d'Agoult?
his poor health
What was a possible reason for Chopin's failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska?
My tragedy
What did Chopin write on the box of letters from Maria and her mother?
Marie d'Agoult
Who hosted the party whre Chopin met George Sand?
1837
What year did Maria Wodzińska's mother tell Chopin that he likely would not marry her daughter?
My tragedy
What did Chopin write on the package that contained letters from Maria and her mother?
Grzymała
Who did Sand confide to in a letter about her feelings for Chopin in June, 1838?
London
What city did Frédéric visit in June 1837?
his association with Sand began in earnest
What event occurred on Frédéric's return to Paris?
six
How many years older was George Sand compared to Frédéric?
miserable
What adjective is used to describe Frédéric and Sand's time together during the winter of 1838?
Valldemossa
Where did Frédéric and Sand venture to after Majorca became unlivable when it was discovered they were not married?
Camille Pleyel
With whom did Chopin go to London with in 1837?
piano maker
What was James Broadwood's occupation?
six years
How much older was George Sands than Chopin?
Félicien Mallefille
During Sands and Chopin's visit to Majorca who were they fleeing?
a former Carthusian monastery
After it became known that Sands and Chopin were unmarried where did they end up taking up shelter?
June 1838
When did Chopin and Sand become lovers?
Majorca
Where did Chopin and Sand go between November 1838 and February 1839?
Sand's two children
Who joined Chopin and Sand on their trip to Majorca?
Félicien Mallefille.
One of the reasons Chopin and Sand went to Majorca was to escape the threats of who?
a former Carthusian monastery
Where did Chopin and Sand stay in Valldemossa?
Three
How many doctors saw Frédéric by the 3rd of December?
piano
What did Frédéric have trouble playing as a result of his growing illness?
best possible condition
What condition did Frédéric describe the piano that arrived to him through many dangerous obstacles?
3
How many doctors visited Chopin?
December
What month did Chopin's piano arrive?
his bad health
What did Chopin compalin about?
his Pleyel piano
What did Chopin have a hard time getting delivered to Majorca?
December
What month did Chopin's Pleyel piano arrive in Majorca?
Pleyel
Who did Chopin send his Preludes to?
bad weather
What is stated as having a negative effect on Frédéric's health during this productive time?
Canuts
What culture of French people did Sand sell the piano to?
Marseilles
What city did the group travel to in order to help Frédéric recover?
Nohant
Where was Sand's estate located where they stayed for the summers until 1846?
Square d'Orléans
Where did Frédéric and Sand move to in 1842 in buildings next to each other?
the Canuts
Who did Sand sell Chopin's piano to?
Marseilles
Where did the group travel to after Barcelona?
Nohant
Where was Sand's home?
5 rue Tronchet
After returning to Paris where was Chopin's apartment?
Square d'Orléans
In 1842 where did Chopin and Sand move?
the bad weather
What had a negative effect on Chopin's health?
the Canuts.
Who did Sand sell the piano to?
Marseilles
Where did they travel after leaving Barcelona?
Square d'Orléans
Where did Chopin and Sand move to in 1842?
Nohant
Where did they spend most summers until 1846?
Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
What event were Chopin and Sand at on 26 July 1840?
tenth
What anniversary was the July Revolution that Sand and Chopin were present at a dress rehearsal for?
Adolphe Nourrit
At whose funeral did Chopin play in 1839?
organ
What instrument did Chopin play at Adolphe Nourrit's funeral?
Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne
What piece did Chopin play at Adolphe Nourrit's funeral?
Adolphe Nourrit
Chopin attended the funeral of who in 1839?
Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne.
What did Chopin play at the funeral?
Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
What was the dress rehearsal for?
the July Revolution.
It was in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of what?
Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
What is the example given of a work produced by Frédéric during calm summers at Nohant?
Pauline Viardot
Which of the two people that visited Chopin were tutored by him on piano?
7 June 1842
On what date did Delacroix write a letter based on his visit at Nohant?
piano technique and composition
What did Chopin help Pauline Viardot with?
Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot
Who were two visitors to Chopin while in Nohant?
piano technique and composition.
What two things did Chopin advise Viardot on?
Delacroix
Who wrote a letter on June 7, 1842 about a stay in Nohant?
1842
In which year did Chopin begin experiencing a serious decline in health?
Grzymała
To whom did Chopin write a letter on 21 February 1842 about his agonizing pain?
Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's
What performance was Chopin forced to decline due to his increasing ill health?
piano
What instrument did Chopin play for Charles Hallé when the latter visited him?
temporal lobe epilepsy
What has current day research suggested that Chopin was suffering from alongside his other illnesses?
1842
Starting in what year did Chopin start showing evidence of very bad health?
Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement
What second performance did Chopin have to decline to play?
temporal lobe epilepsy
What specific illness does modern evidence point to Chopin having?
From 1842 onwards
When did Chopin show signs of serious illness?
mouth and tonsils
Chopin wrote in 1842 that he had to lie in bed all day because what ached so much?
Alkan
Chopin had to decline who's invitation in 1843 to particpate in a performance at Erard's?
Charles Hallé
Who visited Chopin in 1844 and wrote about his inability to move?
temporal lobe epilepsy.
Modern medicine indicates Chopin may have suffered from what condition?
Auguste Clésinger
What was the name of Sand's daughter's fiance that contributed to deteriorating the relationship between Sand and Chopin?
radical political pursuits
What was the interest Sand had that Chopin showed apathy towards?
third child
What did Sand begin referring to Chopin as as his illness got worse?
Lucrezia Floriani
What was the name of Sand's novel she published in reference to her situation with Chopin?
1847
In what year did Chopin and Sand ultimately bring their relationship to a close?
1846
When did Chopin's relationship with Sand start to deteriorate?
Auguste Clésinger
Whom did Sand's daughter Solange become engaged to?
Lucrezia Floriani
What novel did Sand write in 1847?
Auguste Clésinger.
Who was the fortune hunter engaged to Sand's daughter?
nurse
What role did Sand take on as her relationship with Chopin progressed?
Lucrezia Floriani
What was the name of Sand's book where the main characters can be interpreted as Sand and Chopin?
1847
When did Chopin end his relationship with Sand?
Op. 58 sonata
What was the name of the single piece of work he wrote in 1844?
more refined than many of his earlier compositions
What can be said of these works compared to his work in other years even though the quantity was less?
a dozen
How many pieces did Chopin write in 1841?
six
How many pieces did Chopin compose in 1842?
Op. 58 sonata
What piece did Chopin compose in 1844?
six
How many works did Chopin write in 1842?
six shorter pieces
How many works did Chopin write in 1843?
three mazurkas
How many works did Chopin write in 1845?
February 1848
In what month and year did Chopin give his final performance?
Auguste Franchomme
With whom did Chopin perform his final concert?
February 1848
When did Chopin last perform?
Auguste Franchomme
Who did Chopin last perform with?
struggle financially.
Plitical strife, popularity decline, instability of era and fewer students caused Chopin to what?