Capriccio espagnol
The Capriccio on topics from Spain (Cyrillic: Каприччио на испанские темы ) Opus 34 is an orchestral work by Nikolai Rimsky -Korsakov from 1887 In the Western world it is known as Capriccio espagnol. . Originally wanted to Rimsky-Korsakov process the material in a work for solo violin and orchestra, but then came to the conclusion that a purely orchestral version will the lively melodies more appropriate.
Occupation
- Romantic Orchestra ( 2 1, 2d1, 2, 2-4, 2, 3, 1, timp, perc, hrp, str )
Structure and material
The plant has five sets.
A performance of Capriccio takes about 16 minutes.
Features
Often, the instrumentation of the piece is highlighted. It includes a wide range of percussion instruments as well as numerous special game and articulation techniques, such as in the fourth movement, where the violins and celli imitate the sound of guitars. There is even the match statement quasi guitara. Despite positive criticism Rimsky -Korsakov was disappointed because the aspects of the criticism ignored other aspects of the composition. In his autobiography, he wrote:
"The notion of the critics and the public that the Capriccio is a magnificently orchestrated piece is wrong. The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for orchestra. The change of timbres, the one aptly chosen melodic twists and embellishments that fit exactly to the nature of each type of instrument, the short, virtuoso cadenzas of solo instruments, the rhythms of percussion instruments, et cetera do here precisely the nature of the composition and not mere, Robe 'or a' Instrumentation '. The Spanish subjects, with their dance character, furnished me with a wealth of material for integration into a variety of orchestral effects. Overall, the Capriccio is undoubtedly a completely outward piece, but nonetheless very lively and brilliant. Slightly less successful was granted to me in the third section ( Alborada, in B flat major ), where the brass in some way to drown out the melody in the woodwinds; but that is easy to get a grip when the conductor on careful and takes fortissimo designated dynamics of brass on a simple forte back. "