Fryderyk Chopin’s output 3106-TWCHOP-OG

The student is familiar with the key facts of Fryderyk Chopin's biography, the musical genres characteristic of his works, and history of interpretations of selected compositions.

The student actively participates in discussions about interpretations of Chopin’s selected works and can recognize them by ear.

The student engages in a creative dialogue with Fryderyk Chopin’s musical heritage.

The student is familiar with contemporary forms of discourse surrounding Chopin’s music and is able to participate in it actively.

Knowledge test (70%): assesses the student’s familiarity with the biography of Fryderyk Chopin, characteristic musical genres, and contemporary interpretations of his works; includes aural identification of selected compositions.

The workshop component (20%): a creative assignment in which the student presents a brief (max. 10 minutes) presentation of a selected genre in a chosen format (e.g., a draft for a radio broadcast or podcast, a booklet sketch for a CD album, a plan for a TV broadcast etc.).

Active participation in class discussions (10%).

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1. Karol Berger, Chopin i rewolucja intelektualistów, „Zeszyty literackie” 109 (2010), s. 45–59.
2. Piotr Dahlig, On Attempts at Interpreting Chopin Mazurkas from an Ethnomusicological Perspective, Krakow 2007.
3. Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Fryderyk Chopin, Warszawa 2008.
4. Annik LaFarge, Chasing Chopin. A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions, New York: Simon & Schuster 2020.
5. Jeffrey Kallberg, Poza granice poznania Chopina, przekł. Wojciech Bońkowski, Warszawa 2013.
6. Wojciech Nowik, Chopinowski idiom sonatowy, Warszawa 1998.
7. Ryszard Przybylski, Cień jaskółki. Eseje o myślach Chopina, Kraków 2009.
8. Jim Samson, Chopin: cztery ballady, przekł. Dominika Chylińska, Warszawa 2012.
9. Jakub Puchalski, Chopin, Kraków 2022.
10. John Rink, Chopin. Koncerty fortepianowe, Warszawa 2015.
11. Regina Smendzianka, Jak grać Chopina - próba odpowiedzi, Warszawa 2000.
12. Mieczysław Tomaszewski, Fryderyk Chopin: człowiek, dzieło, rezonans, Kraków 1998.
13. Alan Walker, Fryderyk Chopin: a life and times, New York 2018.

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

• Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
• Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 3106-TWCHOP-OG in USOSweb