During the summers at Nohant, particularly in the years 1839–43, Chopin found quiet, productive days during which he composed many works, including his Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53. Among the visitors to Nohant were Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, whom Chopin had advised on piano technique and composition. Delacroix gives an account of staying at Nohant in a letter of 7 June 1842: COUNT 7
QSN1 What is the example given of a work produced by Frédéric during calm summers at Nohant? ANS1 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 QSN2 Which of the two people that visited Chopin were tutored by him on piano? ANS2 Pauline Viardot QSN3 On what date did Delacroix write a letter based on his visit at Nohant? ANS3 7 June 1842 QSN4 What did Chopin help Pauline Viardot with? ANS4 piano technique and composition QSN5 Who were two visitors to Chopin while in Nohant? ANS5 Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot QSN6 What two things did Chopin advise Viardot on? ANS6 piano technique and composition. QSN7 Who wrote a letter on June 7, 1842 about a stay in Nohant? ANS7 Delacroix