Frederic Chopin is one of the most famous and influential composers of the 19th century. He is occasionally best known for his piano music. Chopin's works include three sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improvisations, jokes, ballads, preludes, two piano concertos, some chamber music pieces, and some Polish vocal pieces. He played an important role in the Polish nationalist movement of the 19th century. In particular, his mazurkas and polonaises based on Polish dances best express his nationalistic passion and the musical characteristics of Polish culture. During the nineteenth century, many new ideas emerged in politics, economics, science, society, ideology, the arts, and music. Romantics appreciated exoticism and nationalism. Nationalist movements were the trend across Europe, as people emphasized more distinct cultural styles in music (individualism). Chopin was inspired by this idea and introduced music that brought the uniqueness of Polish rhythm and melodies to other Europeans. This musical style was very influential. Chopin Biography According to Chopin's biographer Karasowki (1906), Frédéric François Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, a village west of Warsaw, Poland. According to the parish baptismal record, discovered in 1892, his date of birth is February 22, 1810, but the composer and his family state his birth date as March 1, 1810, according to Chopin in a letter of January 16 1833 (Karasowski, 1906). As a child Chopin demonstrated the talent of a young Mozart. He began writing verse at the age of six and began composing music from the age of seven. His very first composition was a Polonaise in G minor (1817). It was dedicated to the young Countess Victoire Skarbek (Wein...... middle of paper ......mazurkas and many other pieces reflecting nationalism (Kelley, 1969). It also influenced his fellow composer Liszt. Liszt makes the use of diminished seventh chords in his ornamental passages, which may have been inspired by Chopin, according to Walker (1967). In the late 19th century, Debussy, Mahler and Scriabin also followed in Chopin's footsteps, as Chopin's use of the added ninth. , tritone above the tonic and emancipation of the seventh chords. Chopin's use of the tritone above the tonic, emancipation of the seventh chordsSchumann observed: "Chopin's works are guns buried in flowers" (Walker, 1967, p. 258) He was a revolutionary composer. His works are delicate but harmonically powerful. Chopin expressed the idea of ​​nationalism in his music by creating new forms of harmonies and using distinctive and colorful rhythmic characteristics.