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- Hugh Wood
Capriccio (1967)
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Programme Note
James Dalton, the organist of the Queen’s College Oxford asked me to write this piece and I had in mind the then newly installed Frobenius organ there. Thus it was designed for a small classical organ, with a limited range of registration and consequently vivid contrasts in tone colour - and very clear textures, and with stops that spoke very rapidly, making possible highly rhythmic playing.
The piece is basically in fast tempo, with slower sections. The opening toccata-like figuration gives way to a quieter chorale theme and a more flowing secondary melody. There is an extended Adagio middle section featuring solo stops (originally krummhorn and sesquialtera) followed by a contrapuntal combination of the various themes. The recapitulation leads to a chorale-like close on the full organ.
The first performance was given by Gillian Weir at West Cathedral on 17 May 1967.
Hugh Wood
The piece is basically in fast tempo, with slower sections. The opening toccata-like figuration gives way to a quieter chorale theme and a more flowing secondary melody. There is an extended Adagio middle section featuring solo stops (originally krummhorn and sesquialtera) followed by a contrapuntal combination of the various themes. The recapitulation leads to a chorale-like close on the full organ.
The first performance was given by Gillian Weir at West Cathedral on 17 May 1967.
Hugh Wood