24 Caprices for Violin (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]

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

Caprices

Caprice No. 1 in C major

1. Cantabile, 3/4
2. Moderato, 12/8

Caprice No. 2 in A minor

1. Allegretto, 6/8

Caprice No. 3 in G major

1. Comodo, 3/4

Caprice No. 4 in E minor

1. Siciliano, 6/8
2. Allegro, common time

Caprice No. 5 in D major

1. Moderato, common time

Caprice No. 6 in B minor

1. Adagio, 3/4
2. Moderato, cut time

Caprice No. 7 in A major

1. Moderato, common time

Caprice No. 8 in F-sharp minor

1. Moderato assai, 12/8

Caprice No. 9 in E major

1. Adagio, 3/4
2. Allegretto, 12/16

Caprice No. 10 in C-sharp minor

1. Allegretto, 3/8

Caprice No. 11 in B major

1. Allegro brillante, common time

Caprice No. 12 in G-sharp minor

1. Comodo, 3/4

Caprice No. 13 in G-flat major

1. Grazioso, common time

Caprice No. 14 in E-flat minor

1. Adagio con espressione, common time
2. Appassionato, 3/4

Caprice No. 15 in D-flat major

1. Vivace assai, 3/8

Caprice No. 16 in B-flat minor

1. Andante, 2/4

In the middle of this caprice, the key changes to B-flat major, briefly back to B-flat minor, and then ends in B-flat major.

Caprice No. 17 in A-flat major

1. Vivacissimo, 2/4

Caprice No. 18 in F minor

1. Presto, 3/8

Caprice No. 19 in E-flat major

1. Arioso, 3/4
2. Allegretto, 6/8

Caprice No. 20 in C minor

1. Grave e sostenuto, common time

Caprice No. 21 in B-flat major

1. Tempo giusto, 3/4

Caprice No. 22 in G minor

1. Presto, 3/8

Caprice No. 23 in F major

1. Moderato, common time

Caprice No. 24 in D minor

1. Introduzione, 3/4
2. Agitato con fuoco, 2/4

This caprice ends in D major.

See also

• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin (Paganini)
• Music written in all major and/or minor keys

References

Notes

1. Strauss 2010
2. 24 Rode Caprices
3. Stowell, Robin Autor (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.

Sources

• Strauss, Axel (August 2010). "Violin Music: The Musicality of Rode's Caprices" (PDF). Strings. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
• Stowell, Robin, ed. (1992). The Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39033-8. 24 caprices (Rode).

External links

• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.22 (Rode, Pierre): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Barnard, Nick (2010). "Review of Rode: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Naxos 8.570958". Musicweb International.
• Clements, Dominy (2010). "Review of Rode: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin CPO 777 129-2". Musicweb International.