He moved to France to make a living composing and playing. ... His first work "Polonaise in G Minor,"" was so impressive Chopin was called, "A Genius in music.""1 Frederic Chopin was a great composer because of his family's support and musical background, his compositions, and his love for music. ... In October of 1810 Nicolas moved his family to Warsaw, Poland so that he could teach French at the Lycée. ... In notes to his pupils Chopin wrote, "Listen to great singers. ... He played different notes, or transposed the music into a different key. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He was a smart child having had learned German and French at the age of 6. ... He started this composition in February of 1893 (1 Dick). ... The property of the piece that stands out to most who study music is the fact that he closed the piece on a bad "note" (1 Dick). ... The tempo becomes moderato while continuing to bounce around as the length of notes are being shortened and increased to add variety to the piece. ... Much longer notes are being played here and it much less jumpy and sudden. ...

• Word Count: 2116
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School