Frédéric (frederik) (François). 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist active in France, who wrote chiefly for the piano: noted for his harmonic imagination and his lyrical and melancholy qualities
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(ˈʃoʊpæn; ʃɔˈpɛ̃)
Frédéric Franˈçois (fʀeɪdeɪʀik fʀɑ̃ˈswa) 1810-49; Pol. composer & pianist, in France after 1831