Impromptus, Op.5 (Schumann, Robert)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 pieces (first version)
11 pieces (Theme and 10 impromptus) (second Version)
Composition Year 1833 (first version)
Genre Categories Impromptus; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player
Related Works Romance variée, Op.3 by Clara Schumann, née Wieck

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2nd Version

 Complete Performance
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Performer Pages Stefano Ligoratti (Piano)
Publisher Info. Stefano Ligoratti
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Sheet Music

Scores

Both Versions

Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VII: Für Pianoforte zu zwei Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate R.S. 43.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)
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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Richard Schmidt (1839–1920)
Publisher. Info. Werke für Pianoforte solo, Band III
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1887]. Plate 7009a.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The main score is the 2nd version; changes from the 1st version are described in footnotes, and unique pieces from the 1st version are printed in an appendix.
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1st Version

Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VII: Für Pianoforte zu zwei Händen (pp.2-15)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate R.S. 43.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VII
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate R.S. 43.
Reprinted Volksausgabe
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.2662, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate 29905.
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2nd Version

Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VII: Für Pianoforte zu zwei Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate R.S. 43.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VII
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate R.S. 62.
Reprinted Volksausgabe
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.2663, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate 29906.
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General Information

Work Title Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck
Alternative. Title Impromptus sur une Romance de Clara Wieck ; Impromptus über ein Thema von Clara Wieck
Composer Schumann, Robert
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.5
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRS 63
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 pieces (first version)
11 pieces (Theme and 10 impromptus) (second Version)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1833 (first version)
First Publication. 1833 (first version)
1850 (second version)
Dedication Friedrich Wieck (1785–1873) (first version)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works Romance variée, Op.3 by Clara Schumann, née Wieck
Extra Information Dover has only reprinted the 2nd edition of 1850. Notes about composition history.
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