During the development of music, many great composers brilliantly contributed to the music revolution. Being a great composer does not necessarily mean that he has achieved great fame. However, this means that their compositions have ingenuity and value. The melodies they cleverly created have reached a certain level 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 Frédéric 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, Frédéric Chopin was the greatest Romantic composer in European history because of his piano modifications, his influence on composition, and the beautiful melodies that he he created with his emotions. His profession progressed, he managed to improve the way of playing the piano. One of these modifications was Chopin's use of the damper pedal, a pedal on the piano used to maintain the sound of the strings. He used this pedal to enrich his music and produce a unique sound harmony. According to Franz Liszt, Chopin used the pedal more frequently than anyone else. Since this modification, the damper pedal has become essential for 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 his creation of various harmonics or musical tones. His new harmonic progressions created a dynamic function and melodic role in playing the p...... middle of paper ......t, Franz and Martha Walker Cook. Life of Chopin. London: W. Reeves, 1877. Print.________________________________________Secondary sourcesGavoty, Bernard and Martin Sokolinsky. Frédéric Chopin. New York: Scribner, 1977. Print. Huneker, James. Chopin: The man and his music. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Questia. Internet. April 2, 2013. Kelley, Edgar Stillman. Chopin the composer: his structural art and his influence on contemporary music. New York: G. Schirmer, 1913. Questia. Internet. April 2, 2013. Politoske, Daniel T. “Chopin, Frédéric François”. Student of the world of books. World Book, 2013. Web. April 2, 2013. Samson, Jim. Chopin's music. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994. Questia. Internet. April 7, 2013. Summerer, Eric Michael. Frédéric Chopin. New York: Rosen Group, 2006. Print. Zamoyski, Adam. Chopin: a new biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday &, 1980. Print.