March 2012

Caprice No.1/ Spicatto Etude

March 16, 2012 10:42

In my quest for excellence I have found that coming up with my own exercises/etudes can be very useful. I noticed that certain variations and patterns on string crossing while Spicatto can be very challenging.

That is why I composed Caprice No.1.

When I composed the Caprice I tried to cover the essential melodic content while providing some inner etudes to practice the Spicatto in multiple strings.

Fast movements of the bow (string crossing) and fast fingers are of great importance when searching for a clean and pure sound- that is what I wanted to achieve with my own caprice.

Although the Caprice is meant to be performed with a different mindset, it discovers a similar harmonic environment you may encounter in Bach’s Chaconne (D minor).

I tried to make it very “violinistic” and easy for the violinist hand.

It can serve as a short encore piece very well!

I would love some productive comments if you have any!

ENJOY!

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Happy Practicing

Cesar Aviles

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