What comes to your mind, when you think of classical composers? Majortiy of people tend to mention either Mozart or Bach. However, many fail to mention Chopin. Chopin, like Mozart and Mendelssohn, was one of few musical prodigies. But unlike the other composers, Chopin's style of music is very personal, deep, and emotional. Auther Hedley, a English musicologist, scholar, and biographer of Chopin, quoted, "Chopin had the rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart-felt emotion, and his music is penetrated by a poetic feeling that has an almost universal appeal.... Present-day evaluation places him among the immortals of music by reason of his insight into the secret places of the heart and because of his awareness of the magical new sonorities to be drawn from the piano."Chopin has always been my favorite composer. The way his music caresses and indulges the mind as well as the heart, helps me to relax and to let go of all my problems. One of favorite songs is the Nocturne op. 9 no. 1. Chopin is truly a musical genius. He has manged to not only compose amazing pieces, but for each, he poured all his soul and emotions onto the paper through the notes. Not many people may know about chopin; however, once people listen to his works and learn to truly appreciate and enjoy his music, they won't be able to get enough of him.
2 comments:
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i love chopin too
hahaha remember when in 7th grade we were goign to play a piece by it
but we didnt :(
hahaha
us cool people share our passion for classical music :D
~Sophia
i like classical music composers. Mozart and Bach are overrated, but with good reason, since their music is amazing beyond words. chopin's good too. however, you forgot to mention strauss!!! i love his music; it's one of the liveliest and happiest, and that's a nice change from the dark and stormy music of, say, beethoven. but on the whole, classical music is very nice to listen to.
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