Impromptu in As-dur
by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) · Romantic · Advanced–Expert
Versions
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 7:35 of Impromptu in As-dur in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Joyful · bright and lively
- Versions
- 2
About this piece
Written by Franz Schubert (1797–1828), Impromptu in As-dur is upbeat and sunny, in the Romantic style. The easiest of its 2 versions is level 4 of 5 and lasts 7:13; the hardest is level 5 (expert). The level 4 version starts with a pickup, an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Austrian composer who wrote over 600 songs as well as impromptus, moments musicaux, dances and sonatas for the piano, all in a short life.
How to play Impromptu in As-dur on piano
- Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- Start with the level 4 version. When you've learned about 80% of it, move on to the next harder version; the notes you already know make it quicker to learn.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Ph. Raynaud for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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