Difference between revisions of "Frédéric Chopin"
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'''Frédéric Chopin''' (March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849) was a [[Poland|Polish]] composer, pianist and music teacher. His entire work involves the piano and is technically demanding. He is best known for his ''"Études"'' and ''"Marche Funèbre"'' (Funeral March). | '''Frédéric Chopin''' (March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849) was a [[Poland|Polish]] composer, pianist and music teacher. His entire work involves the piano and is technically demanding. He is best known for his ''"Études"'' and ''"Marche Funèbre"'' (Funeral March). | ||
| − | ==Zappa and Frédéric Chopin== | + | ==Frank Zappa and Frédéric Chopin== |
| − | Zappa quoted from the ''"Marche Funèbre"'' in ''[[Rhymin' Man]]'', ''[[Yo Cats]]'' and ''[[Why Don't You Like Me?]]''. During the ''[[Wonderful Wino]]'' version on the BTB album ''[[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]'' (1992) the composition was quoted again. | + | Frank Zappa quoted from the ''"Marche Funèbre"'' in ''[[Rhymin' Man]]'', ''[[Yo Cats]]'' and ''[[Why Don't You Like Me?]]''. During the ''[[Wonderful Wino]]'' version on the BTB album ''[[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]'' (1992) the composition was quoted again. |
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| + | In the spring of 1975, a group of students at [[Pomona College]] replaced a bust of [[Frédéric Chopin]] on top of their auditorium with Frank Zappa's face, as a prank (see: [[The 1975 Pomona College Frank Zappa prank]]) | ||
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| + | ==Frank Zappa about Frédéric Chopin== | ||
In ''[[The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2]]'' (1984) Zappa mentioned he brought music cassettes of Purcell with him, along with other favorite composers: ''"Well, what I do is I take cassettes with me on the road because sometimes you're sitting in the hotel room and you just want to listen to something, but what I take is not rock and roll. I like Chopin, I have [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]], I have [[Anton Webern|Webern]], I have [[Edgard Varèse|Varèse]], I have Bulgarian music. I don't listen to rock and roll."'' | In ''[[The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2]]'' (1984) Zappa mentioned he brought music cassettes of Purcell with him, along with other favorite composers: ''"Well, what I do is I take cassettes with me on the road because sometimes you're sitting in the hotel room and you just want to listen to something, but what I take is not rock and roll. I like Chopin, I have [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]], I have [[Anton Webern|Webern]], I have [[Edgard Varèse|Varèse]], I have Bulgarian music. I don't listen to rock and roll."'' | ||
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* [[Wikipedia:Frédéric Chopin|Wikipedia article about Chopin]] | * [[Wikipedia:Frédéric Chopin|Wikipedia article about Chopin]] | ||
* [http://donlope.net/fz/songs/Sonata_2.html| Article at Information Is Not Knowledge] | * [http://donlope.net/fz/songs/Sonata_2.html| Article at Information Is Not Knowledge] | ||
| − | [[Category:Composers|Chopin]] | + | [[Category:Classical Composers|Chopin]] |
[[Category:Pianists|Chopin]] | [[Category:Pianists|Chopin]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Favorite | + | [[Category:Favorite Classical Composers|Chopin]] |
| + | [[Category:Musicians covered by Frank Zappa|Chopin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 15 August 2026
Frédéric Chopin (March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849) was a Polish composer, pianist and music teacher. His entire work involves the piano and is technically demanding. He is best known for his "Études" and "Marche Funèbre" (Funeral March).
Frank Zappa and Frédéric Chopin
Frank Zappa quoted from the "Marche Funèbre" in Rhymin' Man, Yo Cats and Why Don't You Like Me?. During the Wonderful Wino version on the BTB album At The Circus (1992) the composition was quoted again.
In the spring of 1975, a group of students at Pomona College replaced a bust of Frédéric Chopin on top of their auditorium with Frank Zappa's face, as a prank (see: The 1975 Pomona College Frank Zappa prank)
Frank Zappa about Frédéric Chopin
In The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2 (1984) Zappa mentioned he brought music cassettes of Purcell with him, along with other favorite composers: "Well, what I do is I take cassettes with me on the road because sometimes you're sitting in the hotel room and you just want to listen to something, but what I take is not rock and roll. I like Chopin, I have Purcell, I have Webern, I have Varèse, I have Bulgarian music. I don't listen to rock and roll."
