Chopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students. He was also influenced by Hummel's development of virtuoso, yet Mozartian, piano technique. He cited Bach and Mozart as the two most important composers in shaping his musical outlook. Chopin's early works are in the style of the "brilliant" keyboard pieces of his era as exemplified by the works of Ignaz Moscheles, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and others. Less direct in the earlier period are the influences of Polish folk music and of Italian opera. Much of what became his typical style of ornamentation (for example, his fioriture) is taken from singing. His melodic lines were increasingly reminiscent of the modes and features of the music of his native country, such as drones. COUNT 4
QSN1 Whose piano method did Chopin teach his students? ANS1 Clementi QSN2 Whose piano method did Chopin use with his students? ANS2 Clementi QSN3 Who did Chopin say were the two most important composers in his own music influences? ANS3 Bach and Mozart QSN4 Chopin looked to Beethoven, Mozart, Clementi and who for his own music education? ANS4 Haydn