Chopin intymny… Kilka refleksji o Dzienniku stuttgarckim kompozytora

YQX Plays Chopin

A computer program is to play two piano pieces that it has never seen before in an “expressive” way (that is, by shaping tempo, timing, dynamics, and articulation in such a way that the performances sound “musical” or “human”). The two pieces were composed specifically for the occasion by Professor N.N. One is in the style of nocturnes by Frederic Chopin, the other is in a style resembling Moza...

Chopin ’ s Nocturnes and Entropy

It is an oft-quoted fact that there is much in common between the fields of music and mathematics. This paper seeks to examine that commonality through the use of information theory techniques, specifically, entropy as defined by Shannon. The analysis will be presented through the process of creating an entropy table for a collection of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The method for generating a random str...

The long suffering of Frederic Chopin, revisited.

Effect of Clupeonella grimmi (anchovy/kilka) fish oil on dysmenorrhoea.

To examine whether dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids from Clupeonella grimmi can relieve symptoms of dysmenorrhoea, we carried out a cross-over clinical trial on 36 girls aged 18-22 years. They were randomly allocated into 2 groups of 18. Group A received 15 mL fish oil daily (550 mg eicosapentaenoic acid; 205 mg decosahexaenoic acid) while Group B received placebo. After 3 month...

The Etiology of Music: Frederic Chopin and the Consumptive Ideal

2 Introduction 4 Chapter 1: Defining the Obscure: Was Chopin consumptive? 7 Chapter 2: From Consumption to Tuberculosis: A Historical Overview 28 Chapter 3: Abstract Intersections: Gender, Consumption, and Chopin 56