24 Caprices for Violin (Rode)

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Portrait of composer Pierre Rode

The 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 22, composed in the early nineteenth century [1] by Pierre Rode, are a series of 24 caprices for solo violin. They cycle through the circle of fifths, presenting each major key and then its relative minor. [2] They were first published in 1813. [3]

Contents

Violinists often use these caprices in training to develop technique. [1]

Caprices

There are 24 caprices:

  1. Caprice No. 1 in C major
  2. Caprice No. 2 in A minor
    • Allegretto, 6
      8
  3. Caprice No. 3 in G major
    • Comodo, 3
      4
  4. Caprice No. 4 in E minor
    • Siciliano, 6
      8
    • Allegro, Commontime.svg
  5. Caprice No. 5 in D major
    • Moderato, Commontime.svg
  6. Caprice No. 6 in B minor
    • Adagio, 3
      4
    • Moderato, Allabreve.svg
  7. Caprice No. 7 in A major
    • Moderato, Commontime.svg
  8. Caprice No. 8 in F♯ minor
    • Moderato assai, 12
      8
  9. Caprice No. 9 in E major
    • Adagio, 3
      4
    • Allegretto, 12
      16
  10. Caprice No. 10 in C♯ minor
    • Allegretto, 3
      8
  11. Caprice No. 11 in B major
    • Allegro brillante, Commontime.svg
  12. Caprice No. 12 in G♯ minor
    • Comodo, 3
      4
  13. Caprice No. 13 in G♭ major
    • Grazioso, Commontime.svg
  14. Caprice No. 14 in E♭ minor
    • Adagio con espressione, Commontime.svg
    • Appassionato, 3
      4
  15. Caprice No. 15 in D♭ major
    • Vivace assai, 3
      8
  16. Caprice No. 16 in B♭ minor (In the middle of this caprice, the key changes to B♭ major, briefly back to B♭ minor, and then ends in B♭ major.)
    • Andante, 2
      4
  17. Caprice No. 17 in A♭ major
    • Vivacissimo, 2
      4
  18. Caprice No. 18 in F minor
    • Presto, 3
      8
  19. Caprice No. 19 in E♭ major
    • Arioso, 3
      4
    • Allegretto, 6
      8
  20. Caprice No. 20 in C minor
    • Grave e sostenuto, Commontime.svg
  21. Caprice No. 21 in B♭ major
    • Tempo giusto, 3
      4
  22. Caprice No. 22 in G minor
    • Presto, 3
      8
  23. Caprice No. 23 in F major
    • Moderato, Commontime.svg
  24. Caprice No. 24 in D minor (This caprice ends in D major.)
    • Introduzione, 3
      4
    • Agitato con fuoco, 2
      4

See also

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Strauss 2010
  2. ↑ 24 Rode Caprices
  3. ↑ Stowell, Robin (10 December 1992). The Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 231. ISBN   0-521-39033-8 . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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