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

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1837]. Plate M.S. 2467.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, n.d.[1837]. Plate 5850.
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Publisher. Info. London: Ashdown & Parry, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate (W & Cᵒ. Nᵒ. 2166).
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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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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).
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.22
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, (1898). Plate G. 27.
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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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Editor Aleksander Michałowski (1851-1938)
Publisher. Info. Warszawa: Nowości Muzyczne, 1910.
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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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Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IV: Impromptus
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1978. Plate PWM 233.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Flute and Piano (Prill)

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Arranger Emil Prill (1867-1940)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1893. Plate ZM 1689.
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For Violin and Piano (Reményi)
See: Nouvelle école du violon, Book 2 No.1
For 2 Violins (Schubert)
See: Duos faciles et progressifs, Book 6 Nos.8
For Piano (Michalowski)

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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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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
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
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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