Capriccio
(1998) for violin and piano
[Newly edited in Feb., 2006]
duration: 10 minutes
premiere: Corey Cerovsek (vn) & Shigeo Neriki (pn), February 20, 2000
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Program Note
My Capriccio has many of the standard attributes of other capriccios - contrasting textures and moods, unexpected chromatic twists, repeated sections, and just a certain capricious flow. Alternating between three cadenzas and three allegros, Capriccio is built out of a rather simple theme, which is based on pitches derived from the letters in Corey Cerovsek's name. Initially presented in the first cadenza (with some elaboration), the theme permeates all the other sections, thus the work is a loose set of variations. Despite all the chromatic twists and turns, I am going to still claim that Capriccio is in A minor.
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