Impromptu Para Arpa is a piece for solo Harp. It was composed in 1959 following a commission from the Royal Music Conservatory of Madrid, & first performed by Ana Mar¡a Martini Gil in the same year. Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) was born in Valencia, & lost his sight to diphtheria at the age of three, which is believed to have heightened his hearing & inspired him to pursue a musical career. He began to study music five years later, & became one of Spain's most distinguished composers, musicologists, & pedagogues.