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Frédéric François Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, on March 1, 1810, in Zelazowa Wola, Masovia region, Duchy of Warsaw, Poland. His father, named Mikolaj (Nicolas) Chopin, was a Frenchman who came to Poland from Lorraine, and eventually became professor at Warsaw Lyceum. His mother, named Tekla Justina Krzyzanovska, was a relative of Polish Countess Ludwika Skarbkowa, owner of the Zelazowa Wola estate.
From 1816-1822 Chopin studied piano under professional musician Wojcech Zywny. He wrote his first piano compositions at the age of 7. In 1820, then ten-year-old Chopin moved with his parents to Warsaw. There he gained a reputation as a "second Mozart" for his piano playing. From 1823-1826 Chopin studied at the Warsaw Lyceum. In 1824 he was influenced by the Jewish folklore and composed Mazurka in A minor, called "The Jewish" by Chopin himself. From 1826-1830 he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory under pianist Wilhelm Wurfel and composer Josef Elsner. In 1829 Chopin attended a performance of Niccolò Paganini in Warsaw. In the same year Chopin gave solo concerts in Vienna and premiered his Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor. In 1830 he premiered his Piano Concerto No.2 in E minor at the National Theatre in Warsaw. He visited Vienna again in November of same year and played his two piano concertos with great success. After Vienna he continued his concert tour to Munich and Stuttgart. There he learned of the invasion of the Russian Army in Poland, and composed the Etude in C minor, called Revolutionary. Chopin chose the status of a political exile and finally emigrated to Paris, France.
From 1830-1849 Chopin established himself as composer and piano player in Paris. There he changed his name into Frédéric François Chopin. In Paris he met Franz Liszt, who initiated a friendship, and they played together in several concerts, but later became rivals. Chopin formed personal friendship with composer and critic Hector Berlioz. His other personal friends were Felix Mendelssohn and Vincenzo Bellini. In 1835 he made a trip to Dresden and Karlsbad, where he visited with his relatives and accompanied them to Poland. He became seriously ill with bronchial asthma on his way back to Paris. In 1836 he proposed to a seventeen-year-old Polish girl, named Maria Wodzinska, and she accepted. Their engagement lasted for several months, but was called off in 1837 by her mother after a certain manipulative influence by George Sand.
In October of 1836, in Paris Chopin met George Sand at a party hosted by Marie d'Agoult, mistress of Franz Liszt. Initially Chopin commented on Sand: "What an antipathetic woman". In June of 1837 Sand wrote in a letter to her friend about her agenda to abandon another affair in order to start a relationship with Chopin. George Sand was strongly attracted to Chopin, she destroyed his engagement to Maria Wodzinska, and dominated his life for nine years. Chopin and Sand had a turbulent relationship. In 1839, during their first winter vacation together on Mallorca, Sand took along her children from her previous marriage. At Mallorca Chopin did not have a decent piano to practice, while he was composing his 'Raindrop' prelude. Sand witnessed the completion of Chopin's greatest masterpiece, the cycle of 24 Preludes. He had to struggle with a poor rental piano and became unhappy and fell ill, but received little help from local doctors. Later Chopin enjoyed a better environment at Sand's estate in Nohant. There his creativity flourished during the summers of 1839 until 1843. At that time Chopin composed many important works. However, Chopin and Sand were not a good match, and eventually their differences prevailed. Sand was a pipe smoker and a flamboyant party goer. Chopin suffered from bronchial asthma and tuberculosis and needed a quiet solitude for his music. In George Sand's violent quarrel with her daughter Solange, Chopin defended the daughter. Sand left Chopin.
In February of 1848 Chopin gave his last concerts in Paris. He went to England and Scotland in November of 1848, and fell ill there. He gave his last concerts in London while being severely ill. He returned to Paris, but was unable to teach or perform for several months during 1849. Shortly before he died, sensing the end was near, Chopin had requested that Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart be sung at his funeral service at the Church of the Madeleine. He also requested that his heart be removed and brought in an urn to Warsaw, Poland. Chopin died on October 17, 1849, but could not be buried for two weeks, because the church did not allow female singers for the Mozart's Requiem. At last, the church relented and the funeral was held on October 30, 1849. A crowd of four thousand attended the ceremony. Composer Berlioz, artist Delacroix, poet Adam Mickiewicz, singer Viardot, were present among many others from cultural circles - but notably absent was George Sand. Chopin's heart was dispatched in an urn to Warsaw, and his body was laid to rest in the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.- Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29 September 1810 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Heartstrings (1923), Cranford (2007) and North & South (2004). She was married to Rev. William Gaskell. She died on 12 November 1865 in Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Schumann studied Law and at the same time attended piano lessons. He ignored all musical theory because in his mind the romantic music had only to be inspired by fantasy. Publishing the "Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik" he supported young composers of his time like Frédéric Chopin or Johannes Brahms. His own compositions where accepted when his wife 'Clara Wieck' - a famous piano player - played them during her concerts. Schumann suffered from mental depressions which became more serious with his age leading into schizophrenia. He died in an mental asylum near Bonn in 1856.- Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871-2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute", although no evidence has been collected of him saying this.
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Francesco Maria Piave was born on 18 May 1810 in Murano, Kingdom of Italy [now Venice, Veneto, Italy]. He was a writer, known for I Origins (2014), Match Point (2005) and The Signal (2014). He died on 5 March 1876 in Milan, Italy.- Writer
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Alfred de Musset was a french romantic poet and dramatist. His autobiographical novel "The Confession of a Child of the Century" and his play "Lorenzaccio" are his most famous works. He is also known for his love affair with George Sand which considerably influenced his texts. He was elected to the French Academy in 1852.- Music Department
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H.C. Lumbye was born on 2 May 1810 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a composer, known for Dorian Gray (2009) and Champagnegaloppen (1938). He was married to Georgine. He died on 20 March 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Leo XIII was born on 2 March 1810 in Carpineto Romano, Rome, French Empire [now Lazio, Italy]. He died on 20 July 1903 in Vatican City.
- Karel Hynek Mácha was a Czech romantic poet. Mácha grew up in Prague, the son of a foreman at a mill. He learned Latin and German in school. He went on to study law at Prague University; during that time he also became involved in theatre (as an actor he first appeared in Jan Nepomuk Stepánek's play Czech and German in July 1832 in Benesov), where he met Eleonora Somková, with whom he had a son out of wedlock. He was fond of travel, enjoying trips into the mountains, and was an avid walker. Eventually he moved to Litomerice, a quiet town some 60 km from Prague, to prepare for law school exams and to write poetry. Three days before he was to be married to Somková, just a few weeks after he had begun working as a legal assistant, Mácha overexerted himself while helping to extinguish a fire and soon thereafter died of pneumonia. The day after his death had been scheduled as his wedding day in Prague.
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Otto Nicolai was born on 9 June 1810 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965), The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) and Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1918). He died on 11 May 1849 in Berlin, Prussia [now Germany].- Composer
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Ferenc Erkel was born on 7 November 1810 in Gyula, Hungary. He was a composer, known for Sunshine (1999), Erkel Ferenc: Bánk bán - közvetítés a Magyar Állami Operaházból (1957) and Hanyatt-homlok (1984). He was married to Adél Adlers. He died on 15 June 1893 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary].- Music Department
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Lady John Scott was born on 24 June 1810 in Westruther, Berwickshire, England, UK. She is known for Bonnie Annie Laurie (1918), Fûun kyû nari Ôsaka jô: Sanada jûyûshi sô shingun (1957) and Annie Laurie (1926). She was married to Lord John Scott. She died on 12 March 1900.- Music Department
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Hans Christian Lumbye was born on 2 May 1810 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for En flicka för mej (1943), På spåret (1987) and Luftens vagabond (1933). He was married to Anna Helene Jønsson and Georgine Marie Hansine Hoff. He died on 20 March 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Ignác Nagy was born on 7 October 1810 in Keszthely, Hungary. Ignác was a writer, known for Tisztújítók (1970). Ignác died on 19 March 1854 in Pest, Hungary.
- Félix Pyat was born on 4 October 1810 in Vierzon, Cher, France. He was a writer, known for Father John; or, The Ragpicker of Paris (1913) and Le chiffonnier de Paris (1924). He died on 4 August 1889 in Saint-Gratien, Val-d'Oise, France.
- Adolf Glasbrenner was born on 27 March 1810 in Berlin, Prussia [now Germany]. He was a writer, known for Altberliner Possenabend: Die Menagerie (1961), Altberliner Possenabend: Der Heiratsantrag (1961) and 'Ne scheene jejend is det hier (1981). He was married to Adele Peroni. He died on 25 September 1876 in Berlin, Germany.
- Mary Dana was born on 15 February 1810 in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA. Mary died on 8 February 1883 in Texas, USA.
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Felicien Alpar David was born on 13 April 1810 in Cadenet, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Felicien was a composer, known for She, or Nobody (1932) and Un pique-nique chez Osiris (2001). Felicien died on 29 August 1876 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France.- Fritz Reuter was born on 7 October 1810 in Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He was a writer, known for Ut mine stromtid (1919), Life in the Country (1943) and Kampf um die Scholle (1925). He was married to Louise Kuntze. He died on 12 July 1874 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany.
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Adolf Eduard Marschner was born on 5 March 1810. Adolf Eduard is known for Den allvarsamma leken (1945). Adolf Eduard died on 9 September 1853 in Leipzig, Germany.- Additional Crew
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Jules Perrot was born on 18 August 1810 in Lyon, France. Jules was a writer, known for The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Esmeralda (2011), Giselle (1970) and The Turning Point (1977). Jules was married to Carlotta Grisi. Jules died on 24 August 1892 in Ille-et-Vilaine, France.