Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 3 in

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable composi ...

, Op. 51, for

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, was composed in 1842 and published in February 1843. It was the last in order of composition of his four

impromptu An impromptu (, , loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ''ex tempore'' improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano. According to ''Allgeme ...

s, but the third published. The piece is written in time.

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Impromptu No. 3
played by Alfred Cortot
Impromptu No. 3
played by

Artur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein ( pl, Artur Rubinstein; 28 January 188720 December 1982) was a Polish-American pianist.

Compositions by Frédéric Chopin Compositions for solo piano 1842 compositions Compositions in G-flat major {{classical-composition-stub fr:Impromptu nº 3 de Chopin