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A piano virtuoso and great composer of the Romantic period, Frederic Chopin was born on March 1st 1810 in Warsaw, Poland.
1810年3月1日，浪漫主义时期的钢琴演奏家和伟大作曲家弗雷德里克·肖邦出生于波兰华沙。
His father was a French school teacher who emigrated to Poland where he met and married Chopin’s mother.
他的父亲是一名法国学校的教师，后来移民到波兰，在那里他遇到了肖邦的母亲并娶了她。
Chopin’s extraordinary talent as a musician was apparent at a very young age.
肖邦作为音乐家的非凡才华在他很小的时候就表现出来了。
By the age of 7 he was already composing music on the piano as well as performing publicly.
7岁时，他就已经开始用钢琴谱曲并公开表演。
Although he did compose a number of chamber pieces, Chopin was vastly more well-known and sought after for his work on the piano,
尽管肖邦也创作了一些室内乐作品，但他的钢琴作品却更为人所知，也更受到追捧，
which included 51 Mazurkas, 12 Polonaises, 17 Waltzes, and 19 Nocturnes.
其中包括51首玛祖卡舞曲，12首波洛奈滋舞曲，17首华尔兹舞曲和19首夜曲。
His Nocturne in Eb Major, Prelude in E minor, and Piano Sonata in Bb minor, more commonly known as the Funeral March are some of his more famous pieces today.
他的Eb大调夜曲、E小调前奏曲、Bb小调中的钢琴奏鸣曲，通常被称为葬礼进行曲，是他如今更为人所知的一些作品。
The expression of beauty, inner personal turmoil, and heroism throughout his music earned him the respect and friendship of some of his more notable peers including Felix Mendelssohn and Hector Berlioz, among others.
他在音乐中对美、内心的骚动和英雄主义的表达为他赢得了一些更著名的同行的尊敬和友谊，包括费利克斯·门德尔松和赫克托·柏力兹，以及其他人。
Like many great composers, Chopin suffered an untimely death.
像许多伟大的作曲家一样，肖邦不幸早逝。
After touring through England and Scotland he contracted tuberculosis and died on October 17th 1849 in Paris, France at the age of 39.
在游历了英格兰和苏格兰之后，他感染了肺结核，于1849年10月17日在法国巴黎去世，享年39岁。
