Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29
This guide follows Chopin’s Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29 (1837) in one part.
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Follow all 5 sections as they play
, 0:00–3:45
Part I: the right hand's flows above the left hand's constant triplets, with accents falling in unexpected places. Then a new idea takes over. The middle part is slower and in F minor, with a long, ornamented melody like an improvised . A of the opening follows. The stretch (the ) lets the fade over soft chords.
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- A: Contrasting
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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