Impromptu No.1, Op.29 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1837
Genre Categories	Impromptus; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)
Related Works	Impromptus

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Piano Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Piano solo (Michalowski)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Piano Scores

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 2467.
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Cover Page
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Editor	Series editors
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band X (pp.22-26) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1879]. Plate C. X. 3.
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Editor	Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.317-21) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.1879. Plate 6216.
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Editor	Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Publisher. Info.	Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Impromptus (pp.134-38) Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12261
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Editor	Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator	Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IX: Impromptus and Scherzos Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1882. Plate S. 7294(1). Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
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Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11487. Reissue — Vol.6, 1934. Plate 36391.
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Preface
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Editor	Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.6: Impromptus (LMC 1039) (pp.3-9) New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25405.
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Editor	Institut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info.	Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IV: Impromptus Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949-61. Plate PWM 233.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano solo (Michalowski)

Etude d'apres l'Impromptu
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Arranger	Aleksander Michałowski (1851-1938)
Publisher. Info.	Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1912). Plate G. 5059 W.
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General Information

Work Title	Impromptu No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Impromptu n.º 1 (Chopin); Impromptu no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 29; 即興曲第1番 (ショパン); Impromptu op. 29 (Chopin); Improvviso n. 1 op. 29; Impromptu núm. 1; 即興曲第1號; 즉흥곡 1번
Name Aliases	Improptu n.º 1 (Chopin); Impromptu n º 1 (Chopin); Impromptu n 1 (Chopin); Improptu n 1 (Chopin); Impromptu n. 1 (Chopin); Improptu n. 1 (Chopin)
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178023665; LCCN: no97074810
Composer	Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.29
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFC 31
Key	A-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1837
First Publication.	1837
Dedication	A Mlle. la Comtesse de Lobau
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano
Related Works	Impromptus
External Links	Wikipedia article

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Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin

Études, Préludes

Études, Op.10
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in E major Tristesse
- No. 4 in C♯ minor Torrent
- No. 5 in G♭ Black Key
- No. 6 in E♭ major
- No. 7 in E major
- No. 8 in F major
- No. 9 in F minor
- No. 10 in A♭ major
- No. 11 in E♭ major
- No. 12 in C minor Revolutionary
Études, Op.25
- No. 1 in A♭ major Aeolian Harp
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in F major
- No. 4 in A minor
- No. 5 in E minor
- No. 6 in G♯ minor
- No. 7 in C♯ major
- No. 8 in D♭ major
- No. 9 in G♭ major Butterfly
- No. 10 in B minor
- No. 11 in F minor Winter Wind
- No. 12 in C minor Ocean
3 Nouvelles études, B.130
- No. 1 in F minor
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in D♭ major
Preludes, Op.28
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in G major
- No. 4 in E minor
- No. 5 in D major
- No. 6 in B minor
- No. 7 in A major
- No. 8 in F♯ minor
- No. 9 in E major
- No. 10 in C♯ minor
- No. 11 in B major
- No. 12 in G♯ minor
- No. 13 in F♯ major
- No. 14 in E♭ minor
- No. 15 in D♭ major Raindrop
- No. 16 in B♭ minor
- No. 17 in A♭ major
- No. 18 in F minor
- No. 19 in E♭ major
- No. 20 in C minor
- No. 21 in B♭ major
- No. 22 in G minor
- No. 23 in F major
- No. 24 in D minor
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45
Prelude in A-flat major, B.86
Prelude No.27 in E-flat minor

Mazurkas

Mazurkas, Op.6
- No. 1 in F♯ minor
- No. 2 in C♯ minor
- No. 3 in E major
- No. 4 in E♭ minor
Mazurkas, Op.7
- No. 1 in B♭ major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F minor
- No. 4 in A♭ major
- No. 5 in C major
Mazurkas, Op.17
- No. 1 in B♭ major
- No. 2 in E minor
- No. 3 in A♭ major
- No. 4 in A minor
Mazurkas, Op.24
- No. 1 in G minor
- No. 2 in C major
- No. 3 in A♭ major
- No. 4 in B♭ minor
Mazurkas, Op.30
- No. 1 in C minor
- No. 2 in B minor
- No. 3 in D♭ major
- No. 4 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.33
- No. 1 in G♯ minor
- No. 2 in D major
- No. 3 in C major
- No. 4 in B minor
Mazurkas, Op.41
- No. 1 in C♯ minor
- No. 2 in E minor
- No. 3 in B major
- No. 4 in A♭ major
Mazurkas, Op.50
- No. 1 in G major
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.56
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in C major
- No. 3 in C minor
Mazurkas, Op.59
- No. 1 in A minor
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in F♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.63
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.67
- No. 1 in G major
- No. 2 in G minor
- No. 3 in C major
- No. 4 in A minor
Mazurkas, Op.68
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F major
- No. 4 in F minor
2 Mazurkas, B.16
Mazurka in D major, B.31
Mazurka in D major, B.71
Mazurka in B-flat major 'Wołowska', B.73
Mazurka in C major, B.82
Mazurka in A-flat major, B.85
Mazurka in A minor, B.134
Mazurka in A minor, B.140

Polonaises

Polonaises, Op.26
- No. 1 in C-sharp minor
- No. 2 in E-flat major
Polonaises, Op.40
- No. 1 in A major Military
- No. 2 in C minor
Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44
Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53 Héroïque
Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61
Polonaises, Op.71
- No. 1 in D minor
- No. 2 in B♭ major
- No. 3 in F minor
Polonaise in G minor, B.1
Polonaise in B-flat major, B.3
Polonaise in A-flat major, B.5
Polonaise in G-sharp minor, B.6
Polonaise in B-flat minor, B.13
Polonaise in G-flat major, B.36

Waltzes

Grande valse brillante, Op.18
Waltzes, Op.34
- No. 1 in A♭ major Valse Brilliante
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F major Valse Brilliante
Waltz in A-flat major, Op.42
Waltzes, Op.64
- No. 1 in D♭ major Minute Waltz
- No. 2 in C♯ minor
- No. 3 in A♭ major
Waltzes, Op.69
- No. 1 in A♭ major L'Adieu
- No. 2 in B minor
Waltzes, Op.70
- No. 1 in G♭ major
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in D♭ major
Waltz in A-flat major, B.21
Waltz in E major, B.44
Waltz in E-flat major, B.46
Waltz in E minor, B.56
Waltz in E-flat major, B.133
Waltz in A minor, B.150

Ballades, Impromptus, Scherzi
Ballade No.1, Op.23 Ballade No.2, Op.38 Ballade No.3, Op.47 Ballade No.4, Op.52 Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66 Impromptu No.1, Op.29 Impromptu No.2, Op.36 Impromptu No.3, Op.51 Scherzo No.1, Op.20 Scherzo No.2, Op.31 Scherzo No.3, Op.39 Scherzo No.4, Op.54

Sonatas, Variations
Piano Sonata No.1, Op.4 Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 Funeral March Piano Sonata No.3, Op.58 Variations brillantes, Op.12 Variations in A major, B.37 Variations sur un air national allemand, B.14 Variations sur un air national de Moore, B.12a (4 hands)

Nocturnes

Nocturnes, Op.9
- No. 1 in B♭ minor
- No. 2 in E♭ major
- No. 3 in B major
Nocturnes, Op.15
- No. 1 in F major
- No. 2 in F♯ major
- No. 3 in G minor
Nocturnes, Op.27
- No. 1 in C♯ minor
- No. 2 in D♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.32
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in A♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.37
- No. 1 in G minor
- No. 2 in G major
Nocturnes, Op.48
- No. 1 in C minor
- No. 2 in F♯ minor
Nocturnes, Op.55
- No. 1 in F minor
- No. 2 in E♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.62
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in E major
Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49
Nocturne in C minor, B.108
Nocturne oubliée

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