“Hats off, gentlemen, a genius” is how Robert Schumann begins his famous review of Chopin’s second opus. And he was right: The composer, pianist and piano teacher Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw, is considered a revolutionary in piano playing due to his melodic, rhythmic and harmonic innovations. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his masterful works today.
Chopin’s work as a teacher still has an impact on today’s piano pedagogy, for example in his light touch playing technique, and in his use of the Bel Canto method as a model. The piano was his whole world, and there is no composition by Chopin that is not at least accompanied by piano.
Chopin’s mother was Polish, and his father was French, and in the Chopin Polonaises and Chopin Mazurkas, Chopin, who emigrated to France at the age of 21, expresses his love for his native Poland. He was one of the first composers in the 19th century to put a strong emphasis on national identity, along with composers like Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt.
About 230 works by Chopin have survived, including the virtuoso Chopin Impromptus, Rondos by Chopin, and Chopin Waltzes.
Chopin died in Paris of tuberculosis, and at his expressed wish, his sister Ludwika brought his heart back to Poland, and it is housed in the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw.
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 250958
HPS 1348
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Guitar
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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Music score
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Score, Parts
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Music score
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Music score
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Music score
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Music score
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Music score
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for: Violin, piano
Score
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Music score
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for: Violin
Sheet music
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for: Violin, piano
Score, part
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for: Piano
Music score (reprint)
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for: Easy Piano
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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(Etude Opus 10 No. 3)
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132201
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
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Klassik
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for: Flute, guitar
Buch
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Music score
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for: 1–2 trumpets, piano
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Band 5: Frédéric Chopin
for: 2 violins
Score, part
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
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Klassik
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Music score
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Music score
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Music score
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for: Piano
Music score, CD
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Music for Piano No. 74
for: Piano
Music score
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Klassik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Score
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for: Classical
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Music score
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Music score
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for: 2 pianos
Study score
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for: Piano
Music score (reprint)
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