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Nevertheless, his romanticism concealed a craftsman thoroughly schooled in older [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] and [[harmony|harmonic]] methods - he was an avid admirer of [[JS Bach]], and his works reveal a masterly combination of textural and harmonic innovation combined with old school discipline.
Nevertheless, his romanticism concealed a craftsman thoroughly schooled in older [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] and [[harmony|harmonic]] methods - he was an avid admirer of [[JS Bach]], and his works reveal a masterly combination of textural and harmonic innovation combined with old school discipline.
His works were mostly published as collections of short pieces, with the exception of the Concerti and Sonatas. They are often grouped by category, as follows:
* Etudes - two sets of technical studies for piano that to this day are regarded as a watershed in the progress of any piano player
* Nocturnes - slow, dreamlike pieces. The form was originally pioneered by the Irish composer [[John Field]]
* Mazurkas - an adaptation of a native Polish dance form. These miniatures often show Chopin at his most harmonically adventurous
* Waltzes - whilst these did much to contribute much to Chopin's reputation as a 'Salon' composer, the best of them rival his Mazurkas in unusual harmonic adventures
* Scherzi and Ballades - longer works that far extend the Fantasia concept