Chopin composed almost exclusively for the piano. Check out these fun facts.


Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

• Composer Frederic Chopin wrote mainly for the piano. He is known as the “Poet of the Piano.”

• Chopin was also a well-respected piano teacher. He taught many princesses, duchesses, and other nobles who wanted to study with him in Paris.

• Legend has it, that once when Chopin was watching his dog chase his tail, Chopin’s girlfriend told him, “If I had your talent, I would compose a pianoforte piece about this dog.” Chopin sat down at the piano and composed the “Minute Waltz,” one of the great waltzes for piano.

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Illustration by Heidi Cabrera.