Impromptu No. 1 (Chopin)



Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 29 was composed in 1837.

Music
The Impromptu is in ternary form (ABA), the middle being in the key of F minor. 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♭ major as a wordless vocalise to end her concerts.