In the course of the development of music, many great composers contributed their genius to the revolution of music. Being a great composer does not necessarily mean having achieved great fame. However, this means that their compositions have ingenuity and value. The melodies they skillfully created have reached a point of value in the music world. Because it is the sweet harmonies that a composer creates that define who he is. One of these talented composers was Frederic Chopin, born on February 22, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. The young Chopin was already composing at the age of eight and as his musical career developed he became known as a master of piano composition. Although he was often misunderstood and compared to others in his field, Frederic Chopin was the greatest Romantic composer in European history thanks to his modifications on the piano, his influence on composition, and the beautiful melodies he created with his emotions. Like Frederic Chopin's musical His profession has progressed and successfully made improvements in the way the piano is played. One of these modifications was Chopin's use of the damper pedal, a piano pedal used to sustain the pitch of the strings. He used this pedal to enrich his music and produce unique sounding harmony. According to Franz Liszt, Chopin used the pedal more frequently than anyone else. After this modification, the damper pedal became essential to playing the piano (Kelley 25). This technique is one that pianists around the world continue to use. Chopin's other clever addition to the piano was the creation of various harmonics or musical tones. His new harmonic progressions created a dynamic function and melodic role when playing p...... middle of paper ......t, Franz and Martha Walker Cook. Life of Chopin. London: W. Reeves, 1877. Print.__________________________________________Secondary sourcesGavoty, Bernard and Martin Sokolinsky. Frederick Chopin. New York: Scribner, 1977. Print.Huneker, James. Chopin: The man and his music. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 1921. Questiona. Network. April 2, 2013.Kelley, Edgar Stillman. Chopin the composer: his structural art and his influence on contemporary music. New York: G. Schirmer, 1913. Questiona. Network. April 2, 2013. Politoske, Daniel T. "Chopin, Frederic Francois." Student of the world book. Book of the World, 2013. Web. 2 April 2013. Sansone, Jim. Chopin's music. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994. Questiona. Network. April 7, 2013.Summer, Eric Michael. Frederick Chopin. New York: Rosen Group, 2006. Print.Zamoyski, Adam. Chopin: a new biography. Garden City, NY: Doubleday &, 1980. Print.