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A bust of Chopin in Mrs. Cardigan's house
Frederic Chopin was a Polish 19th century pianist and composer. Born in Warsaw, he wrote his first composition, a Polonaise in G minor, at 7 years old and published a Rondo in C minor when he was only 15 years old. He moved from Warsaw to Paris in the 1830s and lived there ever since writing many piano works.
Legacy[]
Binky Barnes is an appreciator of Chopin's works and life. In "D.W.'s Library Card," he was to happy to share a Chopin biography with D.W. Read. When, however, Arthur Read approached the two, he covered the book with one depicting a man doing a karate kick and claimed that he was reading to D.W. about "Choppin'," the great karate master. Arthur led D.W. away, over her protests, and he went back to reading the Chopin biography.
Binky plays Chopin's music on his clarinet, and after Arthur hands him his “fixed” clarinet in “Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?” he attempts to play Chopin's Prélude in A Major from his twenty-four préludes in all keys (Op. 28 no. 7).
Mrs. Cardigan, Arthur's former piano teacher, has a bust of Chopin in her home, as seen in "Arthur Plays the Blues". During the montage scene showing Arthur's lack of practicing, Chopin's Étude Op. 10 no. 2 plays.
In a fantasy sequence of Buster's in "Buster's Sweet Success," a band played Chopin's famous "Funeral March." (Piano Sonata No. 2 - Movement 3 Marche funèbre: Lento)
Appearances[]
Arthur[]
- "D.W.'s Library Card" (Mentioned only)
- "Arthur Plays the Blues" (Pictured)