# Frédéric Chopin
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Classical Composers | Rarity: Common
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# Frédéric Chopin
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Classical Composers | Rarity: Common

Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849) who composed almost exclusively for solo piano, creating no symphonies or operas. Known for intimate, emotionally intense works that revolutionized piano expression. Spent most of his career in Paris after leaving Poland at age 20, never returning to his homeland.

Key facts:
- Died of tuberculosis at age 39; heart preserved in cognac and smuggled to Warsaw, now in Holy Cross Church
- Rarely performed publicly (approximately one concert annually); preferred aristocratic salons; playing style so delicate back rows couldn't hear
- Revolutionary Étude composed in response to Warsaw falling to Russian forces in 1831
- Contrasted with contemporary Franz Liszt: shy and introspective versus showman performer
- Left Poland in 1830, established career in Paris as salon favorite among aristocracy

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What unusual method was used to transport Chopin's heart back to Poland after his death?
A: It was preserved in a jar of cognac

Q2: Why was Chopin's Revolutionary Étude composed?
A: To celebrate his birthday

Q3: How did Chopin's performance style differ from showman pianists like Liszt?
A: He played much faster pieces

Q4: What makes Chopin's compositional focus remarkably unique among great composers?
A: He only wrote music in minor keys

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