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 When he learnt of the November Rising's defeat, he had a mental breakdown. The earliest sketches for the 'Revolutionary' Etude were most likely created around this period. [([[https://www.albertocobo.com/post/revolutionary-etude-of-chopin-n-12-op-10-in-c-minor|Albertocobo]])] When he learnt of the November Rising's defeat, he had a mental breakdown. The earliest sketches for the 'Revolutionary' Etude were most likely created around this period. [([[https://www.albertocobo.com/post/revolutionary-etude-of-chopin-n-12-op-10-in-c-minor|Albertocobo]])]
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 +===== New Contacts In Paris =====
 +
 +Chopin made his debut in Paris at the salons of Pleyel, a member of the musical world's elite at the time, and was a huge hit. He soon rose to the top among the era's most renowned performers. Liszt, Berlioz, Hiller, Hein, Mickiewicz, Delacroix, and others became acquainted with him. [([[https://www.claviercompanion.com/article-details/chopin-and-pleyel|Clavier Companion]])]
 +
 +===== Virtuoso =====
 +
 +Between 1835 to 1846, he committed himself to the role of virtuoso, to which he preferred composing. He also kept in touch with Polish intellectuals (Adam Mickiewicz, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Józef Bem) and welcomed Jan Matuszyski, his closest boyhood buddy. [([[https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicapp_historical/chapter/chopin/|Lumen Learning]])]
 +
 +===== Maria Wodzińska =====
 +
 +Frederic Chopin was betrothed to Maria Wodziska in 1836, but the wedding never took place. Maria's family refused to let her marry Frederic, arguing that he was too unwell to be a husband, and the engagement was called off. [([[https://interlude.hk/frederic-chopin-maria-wodzinska-funeral-march-heart/|Interlude]])]
 +
 +===== Sickness =====
 +
 +Chopin did become very ill, most likely due to TB, however it has lately been suggested that it may be cystic fibrosis. [([[https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C27115%2Cchopin-probably-died-tuberculous-pericarditis.html|Science In Poland]])]
 +
 +===== George Sand =====
 +
 +Chopin met the six-year-old French novelist Aurora Dudevant, also known as George Sand, in 1836. The pair only existed as a couple in rumour; George Sand claimed to be Chopin's second mother, and their nine-year acquaintance was cloistered celibacy. [([[https://www.chopin.pl/majorca.en.html|Chopin]])]
 +
 +===== Recovery =====
 +
 +The couple moved back to France after his health recovered. Chopin spent six summers in a row at George Sand's Nohant estate, and these were definitely his happiest times after leaving his birthplace. There, he wrote the Ballade in A flat major, Nocturnes Op. 48, Fantasy in F minor, Polonaise in A flat major, Scherzo in E major, and Berceuse in D flat major, among other works. Balzac, Liszt, vocalist Paulina Viardot, and Delacroix all paid Nohant a visit. [([[https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Chopin-Frederic.htm|Bach-Cantatas]])]
 +
 +===== Friendship with Sand =====
 +
 +Chopin's friendship with George Sand lasted practically all of the composer's life, until his death in 1847. Chopin outlived his separation by a long time, and he did not produce any noteworthy pieces after leaving Nohant. [([[https://chopin.nifc.pl/en/chopin/osoba/1_fryderyk-chopin|Chopin]])]
 +
 +===== In England After Paris Revolution =====
 +
 +Chopin traveled to England and Scotland when the revolution in Paris erupted. He was already in terrible condition, and the travel just made things worse. [([[https://cs-cz.facebook.com/instytut.chopina/posts/-20-april-1848-chopins-trip-to-great-britainchopin-despite-his-poor-health-decid/10158887271625520/|Facebook]])]
 +
 +===== Last Concert =====
 +
 +Chopin's final public performance took place in London in 1848. Jane Stirling, a Scotswoman who adored Chopin and even proposed to him, arranged the performance. Frederic, on the other hand, declined since he was too sick and did not reciprocate sentiments. "Chopin's widow" was Jane Stirling's nickname. [([[https://clanstirling.org/jane-w-stirling|Clan Stirling]])]
 +
 +===== Napoleon Bonaporte =====
 +
 +Shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of the Second French Republic, the composer returned to Paris. [([[https://www.ohio.edu/chastain/dh/frpres.htm|Ohio]])]
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