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Caprice
Contents
General Info
Year: 1989
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts - $40.00 | Score Only - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This lively, playful piece is written in ABA form. The composer has cleverly blended contemporary harmonies and strong melodic ideas with classical composition techniques to create Caprice.
-Program Note by publisher
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class C
- Georgia: II
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP II
- Louisiana: II
- Michigan: Junior High B
- North Carolina: II
- South Carolina: II
- Virginia: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Colorado Boulder Middle School Honor Band (Audrey Murphy, conductor) – 29 February 2020
- Symphonic Winds of the San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Youth Orchestra (Miriam Grisso, conductor) - 15 May 2015
- Alabama Bandmasters Association District IV Middle School Honor Band - 2013
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Accolade (2011)
- Amazing Grace (2011)
- Barbarossa (1995)
- Caprice (1989)
- Creed (1988)
- Kenya Contrasts (1996)
- Labyrinth
- Latin Folk Song Trilogy (2000)
- Life Dances (2002)
- Quest, The (Himes)
References
- Himes, W. (1989). Caprice [score]. General Words and Music Co.: San Diego, Calif.
- Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. 2002. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 4. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 149-153.