Musical life in Warsaw during Chopin's youth, 1810-1830.
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Title
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Musical life in Warsaw during Chopin's youth, 1810-1830.
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Identifier
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AAI9807936
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identifier
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9807936
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Creator
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Goldberg, Halina.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Rufus Hallmark
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music | History, Modern | Biography | History, European
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Abstract
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During the years 1810-1830 the favorable economic and political circumstances provided a flourishing window of time, in which Warsaw underwent a cultural renaissance. This period of Warsaw's cultural revival coincided with the duration of Chopin's stay there--from his infancy to his final departure--and the city's dynamic musical, artistic and intellectual environment nurtured the developing genius.;Although Warsaw could not compete with Paris or Vienna, it certainly compared well with many major European cities and was in tune with the most recent European styles and fashion in music. The Polish capital was an active multi-ethnic and multi-religious city aspiring to greater learning, finer arts and better music; a performing scene not only supporting local musical talent (performers as well as composers), but also importing gifted musicians from abroad. It was home to an opera house, various smaller theaters, one of the earliest modern conservatories in Europe (where Chopin received his education), several societies which organized concerts, musically active churches, music printers and bookstores, instrument builders, for a short time even a weekly paper devoted to music and a spirited salon life.;Warsaw had over forty significant salons, just as splendid and socially refined as their counterparts in Paris or Vienna, and direct evidence of Chopin's musical presence can be established in most of them. It was in Warsaw's salons that the young Fryderyk matured amidst intellectual discussions of his elders, aesthetic battles of his artistic peers and musical experiences unattainable in public concert. Here he received his social grooming, and here he met many of his future Parisian hosts or made connections that opened the doors to the most respected households of other European capitals.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
