The Red Violin Caprices
(for solo violin)
| Theme | |||
| Variation 1: Presto | |||
| Variation 2: Con bravura | |||
| Variation 3: Adagio, languid | |||
| Variation 4: Slowly con rubato | |||
| Variation 5: Presto, pesante |
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1999 (age 60-61)
1 recording,
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Bella Hristova
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Mason Bates (born 1977)
Student
Nationality:
American
Born: January 23, 1977, Richmond, VA (age 47)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- bravura [I]—skill, spirit, technical skill, courage
- capriccio, caprice, capriccioso, capricieux, capricieuse—a short character piece, typically in a humorous, fanciful, or playful manner. The concept juxtaposes the improvisatory free-form fantasy against the more formal, "serious" and logically "worked-out" sonata forms.Within a caprice, the range of expression may well include the serious and dark as well as demanding extraordinary technical skills such as a prelude or etude.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- con [I,S]—with
- pesante, pesantemente, con pesantezza, pesant, pesamment, pesado—heavy, slow, deliberate, weighty, ponderous
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up
- solo—a piece or section of a piece featuring a single instrumental part. Often, this implies one instrument alone but may indicate a soloist with accompaniment (e.g. continuo) especially in a section within a larger work for ensemble
- tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- theme, tema [I], Thema [G]—a complete and recognizable musical entity (e.g. melody) used as the basis for elaboration (e.g. variations, sontata, fugue, etc.). Also called a subject. Motif (motive) is generally a smaller fragmentary entity.
- variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."