With his mazurkas and polonaises, Chopin has been credited with introducing to music a new sense of nationalism. Schumann, in his 1836 review of the piano concertos, highlighted the composer's strong feelings for his native Poland, writing that "Now that the Poles are in deep mourning [after the failure of the November 1830 rising], their appeal to us artists is even stronger ... If the mighty autocrat in the north [i.e. Nicholas I of Russia] could know that in Chopin's works, in the simple strains of his mazurkas, there lurks a dangerous enemy, he would place a ban on his music. Chopin's works are cannon buried in flowers!" The biography of Chopin published in 1863 under the name of Franz Liszt (but probably written by Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) claims that Chopin "must be ranked first among the first musicians ... individualizing in themselves the poetic sense of an entire nation." COUNT 9
QSN1 Chopin was noted as introducing music to what? ANS1 sense of nationalism QSN2 What year did Schumann review Chopin's piano concertos? ANS2 1836 QSN3 In his review Schumann made note of Chopin's emotions for what? ANS3 Poland QSN4 Why did Schumann say the Poles were in mourning? ANS4 the failure of the November 1830 QSN5 A biography on Chopin released under Franz Liszt's name was likely written by who? ANS5 Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein QSN6 Chopin was able to bring about a new sense of nationalism with his music because of his mazurkas and what? ANS6 polonaises QSN7 Who wrote a glowing review of Chopin's love for his country through his music in 1836? ANS7 Schumann QSN8 Schumann described Chopin's music as cannons buried in what? ANS8 flowers QSN9 Though Franz Liszt is credited with Chopin's 1863 biography, who probably actually wrote it? ANS9 Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein