

His poetic style of composition was characteristic of the styles of composers who lived before him. He wrote primarily for the solo piano and is globally renowned as one of the greatest musicians of the Romantic Period. In regard to the piano’s repertoire, Chopin was a teacher and is historically honored as a musical genius (Karasowski 34). As a pianist, Chopin possessed unmatched abilities and talent that had great impact on the careers of numerous musicians. KK.Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was a Romantic Period composer from Poland who created music primarily using the keyboard (Chopin et al.Vb/2: Variations in F, piano 4-hands or 2 pianos (1826) 37 WN 16: Variations in A, Souvenir de Paganini (1829 pub. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand (1826 pub. 14 WN 6: Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub: Steh'auf, steh'auf o du Schweitzer Bub", a.k.a. 12a WN 5: Variations in D major or B minor on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, P. IVa/6: Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, piano 4-hands (18) 29A: Variation in E for Hexameron (1837 pub. 12: Variations brillantes in B ♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic (1833) 2: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni for piano and orchestra (1827)

Main article: Miscellaneous compositions (Chopin) 73 WN 15: Rondo in C major for 2 pianos (1828 arr. 2/7 WN 44: Prelude in A ♭ major (1834, published 1918 ded. 1/6: Nocturne in C ♯ minor ( Nocturne oubliée) (spurious) 1/16 WN 37: Nocturne in C ♯ minor, Lento con gran espressione (1830) 72 (No.2 and No.3 are works other than Nocturnes) WN 23:

Most of Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, although he did compose two piano concertos as well as some other music for ensembles.
