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One of my co-workers fancies that my name sounds like a phrase of Chopin's.
THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK VONDA N.MCINTYRE 1990
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Caruncho and Fernandez say Chopin's hallucinations occurred mostly in the evening or coincided with fever, unlike those linked to psychotic disorders.
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Previous owners of various manuscripts in the collection include French pianist Alfred Cortot; cellist August Franchomme, a friend of Chopin's; Alma Mahler, the composer's widow; and Russian choreographer and ballet dancer Léonide Massine.
Scores of Scores, From Mozart to Ravel Ellen Gamerman 2011
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Or Chopin's fight with Meyerbeer—which almost came to blows—over whether a waltz-like Mazurka was actually in the dance's usual meter of three, because Chopin's rhythmic elasticity was so extreme?
Anthology by Committee Stuart Isacoff 2011
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For Chopin's Waterloo 1962, for example, he smashed a piano with an axe, in the presence of violinist Yehudi Menuhin, then fastened the debris to a large panel, and exhibited it in a show titled "Musical Rage."
David Galenson: Arman and the Art of the Object David Galenson 2011
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A request to the Polish government to perform genetic tests on Chopin's heart was denied.
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Previous owners of various manuscripts in the collection include French pianist Alfred Cortot; cellist August Franchomme, a friend of Chopin's; Alma Mahler, the composer's widow; and Russian choreographer and ballet dancer Léonide Massine.
Scores of Scores, From Mozart to Ravel Ellen Gamerman 2011
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For Chopin's Waterloo 1962, for example, he smashed a piano with an axe, in the presence of violinist Yehudi Menuhin, then fastened the debris to a large panel, and exhibited it in a show titled "Musical Rage."
David Galenson: Arman and the Art of the Object David Galenson 2011
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Chopin's tendency to lapse out of consciousness was interpreted by his partner George Sand, pseudonym of the French novelist Aurore Dudevant, as "the manifestation of a genius full of sentiment and expression."
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But in the analysis published this week, Spanish doctors say Chopin's hallucinations may have been due to a temporal lobe epilepsy rather than the result of any sweeping artistic tendencies.
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