impromptu
An impromptu [ ɛ̃prɔ̃'ty: ] ( French impromptu , surprising ) is a smaller piece of music in instrumental music ; mainly piano music.
The impromptu is regularly tied to a fixed musical structure that is reminiscent of the rondo or the baroque da capo aria : the first theme is followed by a middle section, after which the first theme is repeated unchanged (a – b – a = the three-part song form ).
The composers who have studied this form of music and have written famous impromptus include: a. Robert Schumann , Alexander Scriabin , Frédéric Chopin and Franz Schubert . The eight impromptus (two cycles, D 899 (op. 90) and D 935 (op. 142), each with four pieces) by Franz Schubert are known. Impromptus composers for guitar are Richard Rodney Bennett and Bruno Szordikowski (* 1944).
See also
- In magic, the term refers to magic tricks that can be performed at any time without special aids.
- An improvisational theater is playing in Hamburg under the name Impromptü .
- Impromptu is the name of a Scheme - Interpreter (EDP).
- The Impromptu of Versailles (French L'Impromptu de Versailles ) is a one-act comedy by the French poet Molière.
- Impromptu or the shepherd and his chameleon is a one-act play by Eugène Ionesco.