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Also Known As Frédéric François Chopin • Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen
Born March 1, 1810 • Poland
Died October 17, 1849 (aged 39) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Berceuse” • “Chopin Preludes, Op. 28” • “Heroic Polonaise” • “Polonaise in G Minor”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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