4 A Talented Child Frederic Chopin FREH duh rik show PAN was one of the world's greatest composers He wrote beautiful music for the piano He is called Poland's most famous composer
6 Frederic was born in a little town near Warsaw Poland on March 1 1810 His father Nicholas had moved to Poland the Duchy of Warsaw from France He worked as a tutor for rich families Frederic's mother was Polish Her name was Justyna Justyna loved music She made sure her children had piano lessons when they were very young When Frederic was a child he used to lie under the piano while his older sister played That way he could hear and feel the music
NORWAY DENMARK SWEDEN RUSSIAN EMPIRE PRUSSIA CONFEDERATION DUCHY OF WARSAW OF THE RHINE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE ITAL REP FRANCE SICILY OTTOMAN EMPIRE Europe in 1810 7
