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Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born on March 10, 1810 according to Chopin and his family, in the village of Zelazowa Wola near Sochaczew, in the region of Mazovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw (Murdoch) but written records have documented that he was born on February 22 (Huneker). Chopin's parents, Mikolaj Chopin and Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowaska, were married in 1806 and had four children: three daughters: Ludwika, Izabela and Emilia, a son Fryderyk, the second child. Shortly after Fryderyk was born the family moved to Warsaw, where Mikolaj Chopin received a job as a French language and literature lecturer in the Warsaw Lyceum. He also ran a boarding school for sons of the gentry (Murdoch).
Fryderyk was extremely musically talented even as a child and was compared to the early childhood genius of Mozart. By the time Fryderyk turned seven he was the author of two polonaises, and the first one was published in the engraving work shop of Father Cybulski (Murdoch). The young composer was featured in the Warsaw newspapers and also began giving public charity concerts. Wojciech Zywny was Fryderyk's piano teacher from 1816 to 1822 when the teacher was not able to help Fryderyk because his skills were better than his own.
Fryderyk attended the Warsaw Lyceum where his father was a professor from 1823 to 1826. His summer holidays were spent in estates belonging to the parents of his school friends in various parts of the country. Chopin became well acquainted with the folk music of the Polish plains in its authentic form, with its distinct sound, rhythms and dance vigor. Fryderyk resorted to this source of inspiration when composing his first mazurkas in 1825, as well as later ones until the very end of his life (Huneker).
Chopin began studying the theory of music, figured bass and composition, in the autumn of 1826, at the Warsaw School of Music. The Warsaw School of Music was part of the Conservatory and, at the same time,...
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