凯特肖邦的简介

最好是比百度百科的更详尽一点，论文需要，有英文的更好

肖邦(1810 - 1849)是波兰最伟大的作曲家、钢琴家。在母亲的影响下，他从小对波兰的民间音乐十分熟悉和喜爱。6岁就开始学习钢琴，7岁学习作曲，8岁便在音乐会上登台演出，16岁时进华沙音乐学院作曲班，不到20岁已是华沙很有名的钢琴家和作曲家。

1830年，肖邦到法国首都巴黎，与当时著名的音乐家柏辽兹、李斯特等来往密切。这期间，肖邦无论在钢琴演奏方面，还是在音乐创作方面都取得了惊人的成就，很多名曲就是在这时写成的。肖邦在巴黎的岁月，也是他的祖国波兰遭受沙皇俄国蹂躏的年代，所以，肖邦这时期的很多作品都反映了他对被侵占的故国家园的怀念，对民族独立的渴望和忧国忧民的博大胸怀。思乡情，亡国恨，时常在他的作品里流露出来。当沙俄授予他“俄国皇帝陛下首席钢琴家”的职位时，肖邦严辞拒绝，表现出一个爱国艺术家的高尚人格和民族气节。1849年，肖邦病逝于巴黎。临终前，他嘱咐亲人把他的心脏运回波兰，以安慰他那颗赤子之心。

肖邦的创作以钢琴作品为主，还涉猎各种舞曲、幻想曲、叙事曲、谐谑曲、前奏曲、练习曲、奏鸣曲等。他的音乐具有鲜明的个性和独树一帜的浪漫抒情风格，激昂雄壮、气势磅礴的旋律，色彩丰富的和声，为欧洲的浪漫主义音乐增添了夺目的光彩，被称为“浪漫主义的钢琴诗人”。

为纪念这位伟大的爱国音乐家，波兰自1927年起，每五年在首都华沙举行一次“国际肖邦钢琴作品比赛”，这是国际上水平最高、影响最大的钢琴比赛之一。

kate chopin, born katherine o'flaherty (february 8, 1851 – august 22, 1904), was an american author of short stories and novels. she is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. from 1892 to 1895, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as atlantic monthly, vogue, the century, and harper's youth's companion. her major works were two short story collections, bayou folk (1894) and a night in acadie (1897). her important short stories included "desiree's baby", a tale of miscegenation in antebellum louisiana (published in 1893); "the story of an hour" (1894), and "the storm "(1898)."the storm" is a sequel to "the 'cadian ball," which appeared in her first collection of short stories, bayou folk.chopin also wrote two novels: at fault (1890) and the awakening (1899), which are set in new orleans and grand isle, respectively. the people in her stories are usually inhabitants of louisiana. many of her works are set in natchitoches in north central louisiana. within a decade of her death, chopin was widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time. in 1915, fred lewis patteewrote, "some of [chopin's] work is equal to the best that has been produced in france or even in america. [she displayed] what may be described as a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius."