| Description |
xi, 239 pages : music, portrait ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Dover books on music, music history |
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Dover books on music, music history.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. The man: -- Poland: youthful ideals -- Paris: in the maelstrom -- England, Scotland, and Pere la chaise -- The artist -- Poet and psychologist -- pt. 2. His music: -- The studies: titanic experiments -- Moods in miniature: the preludes -- Impromptus and valses -- Night and its melancholy mysteries: the nocturnes -- The ballads: faëry dramas -- Classical currents -- The polonaises: heroic hymns of battle -- Mazurkas: Dances of the soul -- Chopin the conqueror -- Bibliography -- Index of works -- General index |
| Notes |
"This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the work first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1900." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) |
| Subject |
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
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Chopin, FreÌdeÌric, 1810-1849
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Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
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Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
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Composers -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Weinstock, Herbert, 1905-1971.
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| LC no. |
65025713 |
| ISBN |
048621687X |
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9780486216874 |
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