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Frédéric François Chopin
Polish-born French composer

Name: Frédéric
Phonetic Pronunciation: freh-duh-REEK
Audio Pronunciation: (link)
Origin: French

Name: François
Phonetic Pronunciation: frahn-swah
Audio Pronunciation: (link)
Origin: French

Name: Chopin
Phonetic Pronunciation: SHO-pan
Audio Pronunciation: (link)
Origin: French

Tags: classical music   19th century  

Notes:
Kenyon, NBC, Fradkin, and Bollard give "SHOW"-"pan" as acceptable.

BBC and Fradkin recommend "show"-PA(N) with second syllable stress and a nasalized French -a-.

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