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impromptuIn music, a 19th-century character piece in the style of an improvisation. Composers of piano impromptus include Schubert and Chopin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Pontellier should call upon you, play for her that Impromptu of Chopin's, my favorite. Famous for writing that kind of impromptu descriptive verse which the Chinese call "Ying". Finding us distinguished, as a nation, by our love of athletic exercises, the little man, in the innocence of his heart, devoted himself impromptu to all our English sports and pastimes whenever he had the opportunity of joining them; firmly persuaded that he could adopt our national amusements of the field by an effort of will precisely as he had adopted our national gaiters and our national white hat. |
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