Polish Nationalism in Chopin's Works

that later influenced the keyboard, and music itself (Hueneker 140). Chopin also constructed his own original pieces by including different genres of music into one composition. For example, he would combine a polonaise and a mazurka, two different Polish dances, one being slow while the other is lively. Frederic Chopin also influenced composition with his genius use of the piano. He used the instrument to its fullest effect to create a beautiful and expressive piece (Politoske, Daniel T.). His creativity

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was a Polish and French (by birth of father and citizenship) composer and a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as one of the leading musicians of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation." Chopin was born in what was then the Duchy of Warsaw, and grew up in Warsaw, which after 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A

major social and political events during the late 18th to the early 19th centuries. Frédéric Chopin’s “Revolutionary” Étude Opus 10 No. 12 is a clear example of this, where form, keys & harmonies, chromaticism, rhythms and dynamics reflect the social/political tension and a sense of nationalism within the composition. The Polish composer was born near Warsaw in 1810 and died in Paris during 1849. Chopin’s Etudes are not only intense technical studies but also poetic statements, combining virtuosity

Macdonald believes in the individuality of the keys. Moreover, in the history of the keyboard music, the work developed by Johann Sebastian Bach during the Baroque period entitled, The Well- Tempered Clavier, is harmonically and musically substantial since he uses a pedagogical way to state the individuality of each key signature; he demonstrates a preference for sharps rather than flats. He chooses F sharp in both books of preludes and fugue. In the second movement of the Piano Sonata Op.35 No

etymology, implies categorizing a work as defined by its style and character. As Kallberg points out, the usage of the term nocturne was only defined from 1830 onwards, around the same time genres in music started losing relevance in historical context due to the individualization of the artist. Musical terminology in the early nineteenth-century was evolving and composers were exploring on different forms and styles. Thus, innovation and expansion of variety in works under the same title were growing

Kate Chopin’s “Désirée’s Baby” Where are we going this time? Who are we going to meet? What are we going to learn? These are all the questions one has in mind when opening up the spine of a book. It is not always just the knowledge that one is yearning for, but the adventure, and the people one gets to meet along the way. How an author brings everyone along with them to the destination of their choice is by using techniques in writing like regionalism and local color. Regionalism and local color

as a true form of art made to be taken seriously, rather than just a fun time passer. Another reason for the change of music during that time was due to nationalism and exoticism. Nationalism promoted music, such as folk songs and dances, which was created for the purpose of supporting the nation. Exoticism had the opposite effect as nationalism. It caused audiences to listen to folk music from other nations and it allowed people to have a better understanding of unique qualities and cultures of