http://www.chopin.org/chopin.htmlCHOPIN IN ONE MINUTE
Polish composer who devoted himself to writing almost exclusively for the piano
Chopin’s piano music is uniquely expressive, but unusually for his time was never intended to be programmatic
When the fall of Warsaw to the Russians in 1831 made it impossible for Chopin to return to Poland, he settled in Paris
A brilliant pianist, he preferred to perform in Paris’s smaller salons rather than the concert halls
Chopin was acclaimed by Schumann with the words: "Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!"
He lived for several years with the French novelist George Sand, and was a friend of the artist Delacroix
Chopin's music is used for the famous ballet Les Sylphides, and features in many films, including Shine and The Truman Show本回答被提问者采纳