5
Capriccio stravagante
Carlo Farina · c. 1604–1639 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Farina, Capriccio stravagante a 4
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
Listen
- Ensemble
- String quartet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 18 min
- Composed
- 1627
- Era
- Baroque
Notes
Four-part programme piece imitating animals and instruments: glissandi, col legno, pizzicato; a continuo may be added
About this work
- Composed
- 1627 or before
- Dedicated to
- Magdalena Sibylla, Markgräfin zu Brandenburg, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Jülich, etc.
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