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	==Composition==		==Composition==
	In the autumn of 1889 Tchaikovsky was persuaded by the jubilee committee to contribute to the forthcoming celebrations to mark [[Anton Rubinstein]]'s fiftieth year as a professional musician. He was engaged to conduct two concerts of works by his former tutor, and to provide new works of his own: a chorus ''a cappella'' to words by [[Yakov Polonsky]], and a piano piece for an album by former students of the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, for a presentation at the jubilee.		In the autumn of 1889, Tchaikovsky was persuaded by the jubilee committee to contribute to the forthcoming celebrations to mark [[Anton Rubinstein]]'s fiftieth year as a professional musician. He was engaged to conduct two concerts of works by his former tutor, and to provide new works of his own: a chorus ''a cappella'' to words by [[Yakov Polonsky]], and a piano piece for an album by former students of the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, for a presentation at the jubilee.

	In response Tchaikovsky wrote the chorus ''[[A Greeting to Anton Rubinstein]]'', and the piano ''Impromptu''. Tchaikovsky complained about this to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] on 2/14 October 1889: "I have to attend some rehearsals of my ballet <ref name="note1"/>, some meetings of the Committee arranging the jubilee celebrations in [[Anton Rubinstein\|Rubinstein]]'s honour, and, besides all this, to write two compositions for the jubilee celebrations" <ref name="note2"/>.		In response Tchaikovsky wrote the chorus ''[[A Greeting to Anton Rubinstein]]'', and the piano ''Impromptu''. Tchaikovsky complained about this to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] on 2/14 October 1889: "I have to attend some rehearsals of my ballet <ref name="note1"/>, some meetings of the Committee arranging the jubilee celebrations in [[Anton Rubinstein\|Rubinstein]]'s honour, and, besides all this, to write two compositions for the jubilee celebrations" <ref name="note2"/>.
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	The ''Impromptu'' was dedicated to [[Anton Rubinstein]], and was included in the album ~~was~~ presented to him at his jubilee celebrations on 18/30 November 1889.		The ''Impromptu'' was dedicated to [[Anton Rubinstein]], and was included in the album presented to him at his jubilee celebrations on 18/30 November 1889.

	==Related Works==		==Related Works==

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Tchaikovsky's '''''Impromptu''''' for piano, in A-flat major ([[TH]] 147 ; [[ČW]] 184), was composed in late September/early October 1889 in [[Saint Petersburg]], in connection with the celebrations of [[Anton Rubinstein]]'s fifty years as an artist.

==Movements and Duration==
There is one movement: Moderato con moto (A-flat major, 65 bars), lasting around two minutes in performance.

==Composition==
In the autumn of 1889 Tchaikovsky was persuaded by the jubilee committee to contribute to the forthcoming celebrations to mark [[Anton Rubinstein]]'s fiftieth year as a professional musician. He was engaged to conduct two concerts of works by his former tutor, and to provide new works of his own: a chorus ''a cappella'' to words by [[Yakov Polonsky]], and a piano piece for an album by former students of the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, for a presentation at the jubilee.

In response Tchaikovsky wrote the chorus ''[[A Greeting to Anton Rubinstein]]'', and the piano ''Impromptu''. Tchaikovsky complained about this to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] on 2/14 October 1889: "I have to attend some rehearsals of my ballet <ref name="note1"/>, some meetings of the Committee arranging the jubilee celebrations in [[Anton Rubinstein|Rubinstein]]'s honour, and, besides all this, to write two compositions for the jubilee celebrations" <ref name="note2"/>.

==Performances==
The ''Impromptu'' was performed by Feliks Blumenfeld on 20 November/2 December 1893 at the first Russian Symphony Concert in [[Saint Petersburg]].

==Publication==
The piece was published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in 1897. It was included in volume 53 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1949), edited by Anatoly Drozdov.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score of the ''Impromptu'' has been lost.

==Recordings==
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==Dedications==
The ''Impromptu'' was dedicated to [[Anton Rubinstein]], and was included in the album was presented to him at his jubilee celebrations on 18/30 November 1889.

==Related Works==
: ''See also [[A Greeting to Anton Rubinstein]]''.

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Impromptu_in_A-flat_major_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Impromptu in A-flat major}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">i.e. ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 3947]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 2/14 October 1889.</ref>
</references>
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