Impromptu No. 1 (Chopin)

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Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 was composed in 1837. It contains highly sophisticated musical style and is regarded as difficult for many pianists to perform.

Contents 1 Music 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Music

The Impromptu is in three parts, the middle being in the key of F minor. A perpetuum mobile in triplets accompanies the piece.

[edit] In popular culture

In George du Maurier's novel Trilby, the title character, a singer who can perform only under the influence of hypnosis, performs the Impromptu in A-flat major as a wordless vocalise to end her concerts. Outside of fiction, this is an impossible task.

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Impromptu, Op. 29 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.

v • d • e Impromptus by Frédéric Chopin No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29 · No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 · No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51 Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. posth. 66 List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin