, ▁born ▁in ▁Paris , ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁works , ▁ess ays ▁of ▁art ▁criticism . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Paris ▁was ▁the ▁musical ▁capital ▁of ▁Europe ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Ch op in , ▁Lis zt , ▁Richard ▁Wagner , ▁Ber li oz , ▁and ▁Ver di ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁Rom antic ism ▁was ▁un ch alleng ed ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁movement . ▁Music ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁regime ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁beginning , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁revolution ▁that ▁over th rew ▁Charles   X . ▁ ▁The ▁f amed ▁ten or ▁Ad ol phe ▁N our rit , ▁who ▁had ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁oper as ▁of ▁Ross ini , ▁went ▁onto ▁the ▁stages ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁em otion ally ▁sang ▁the ▁Marse illa ise , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁forb idden ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Rest oration . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁musical ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Paris ▁was ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ch op in , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Congress ▁Poland ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁cr ushing ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁Russian ▁rule ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁Ch op in ▁gave ▁his ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁S alle ▁P ley el ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1