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Frédéric François Chopin: Master Pianist, Composer, Poet, and Nationalist67

Frédéric François Chopin: Master Pianist, Composer, Poet, and Nationalist

We know that geniuses of any area can be misunderstood in their own times, but what if they were in our own time? After taking a look at the life and music of one of the greatest pianists, Frederic Chopin, I question whether or not he would have been as influential and successful as he was in the 1800's.

0 comments    piano classical music chopin
The Awakening by Kate Chopin - A detailed study68

The Awakening by Kate Chopin - A detailed study

Feminism is very much evident in The Awakening by Kate Chopin While reading between the lines of The awakening (by Kate Chopin), readers can find that the most crucial incident, the suicide of Edna (at the end of the book) as the consequence of her...

0 comments    feminism kate chopin
Forgotten Gems of Classical Music68

Forgotten Gems of Classical Music

There are so many beauties within classical music that are recognized by pretty much everyone. Beethoven's 5th Symphony, for instance, or Pachalbel's Canon in D. Who can't help but smile when the lively sounds of Vivaldi's Spring start on the radio?...

5 comments    music classical williams
GCSE Music Analysis - Frédéric Chopin - Raindrop Prelude77

GCSE Music Analysis - Frédéric Chopin - Raindrop Prelude

All you need to know, in detail, about Chopin's 'Raindrop Prelude', for Edexcel's Music GCSE.

4 comments    piano frededic chopin
The Great Pianists - Whom were They?82

The Great Pianists - Whom were They?

History of great pianists starting in the 18th Century (inception of the instrument) and ending with Rachmaninoff. Additionally, three great female pianists who seldom get any credit are mentioned in the article.

38 comments    piano chopin piano music
Funérailles - Liszt's Composition Elegy to Chopin ?59

Funérailles - Liszt's Composition Elegy to Chopin ?

Franz Liszt's seventh piece of the piano suite Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses contained the marking October 1849 on the Manuscript. This was the same month his colleague Chopin died. Was Funérailles an elegy to Chopin or written in honor of his fallen comrades of the Hungarian Revolution?

0 comments    piano classical music poetic
Chopin's Musical Biography in Sonata Form70

Chopin's Musical Biography in Sonata Form

Chopin's Opus 35, Sonata No. 2 is his only composition without a dedication. Could Opus 35 be a musical biography of his own life ?

15 comments    classical music composition
How to Enjoy the Classical Music of Chopin74

How to Enjoy the Classical Music of Chopin

Start here for your voyage of discovery about the music of classical composer Frederic Chopin. Chopin created complex yet very melodic pieces which we are fortunate to savor many years later.

12 comments    music arts lifestyle
Billy's Ballad Chapter 346

Billy's Ballad Chapter 3

This is the third chapter of my short story "Billy's Ballad." It introduces the character Billy and further explores Sarah's internal conflicts.

2 comments    music nature flower
Famous Piano Solo Compositions71

Famous Piano Solo Compositions

I put together some of the most famous piano solo music ever written... music which I feel most of us has heard at one point or another via commercials, television or films....

10 comments    entertainment music beethoven
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