Impromptu No. 1 (Chopin)

Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 was composed in 1837.^[1]

Music

The Impromptu is in three parts, the middle being in the key of F minor.^[2] A perpetuum mobile in triplets accompanies the piece.

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.

References

↑ Hinson, Maurice (2000). Guide to the pianist's repertoire. Indiana University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-253-33646-0.
↑ Huneker, James (1909). Chopin: the man and his music. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 238–239.

External links

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 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66

Études Mazurkas Nocturnes Polonaises Preludes Waltzes List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number

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