Capriccio, Op.85 (Strauss, Richard)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 act
Composition Year 1940-41
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, male chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring male chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 6 players (arr)

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 Complete Score (CA)
#24954 - 15.25MB, 379 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/38/25 - Daphnis

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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1942.
London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942. (co-publisher)
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Composer listed as copyright claimant: "Copyright Richard Strauss, 1942."
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Sextett, TrV 279a

For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos

 Complete Score (EU)
#935472 - 0.72MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/38/V - 65×⇩ - Aufman

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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942. Plate 8450 8456.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Copyright by Richard Strauss, republished by Boosey & Hawkes
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 Violin 1/2 (EU)
#935945 - 0.36MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/42/V - 22×⇩ - Aufman

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 Viola 1/2 (EU)
#935946 - 0.25MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/42/V - 15×⇩ - Aufman

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 Cello 1/2 (EU)
#935947 - 0.31MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/42/V - 13×⇩ - Aufman

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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942. Plate 8451 8457.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Copyright by Richard Strauss, republished by Boosey & Hawkes
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 Complete Parts (EU)
#479731 - 19.28MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/38/V - 6475×⇩ - Hvdhombe

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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes First published 1942
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 Complete Score (EU)
#655455 - 0.48MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/38/!N - 2180×⇩ - Hugobouma

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⇒ 6 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2

 Violin 1 (EU)
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 Violin 2 (EU)
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 Viola 1 (EU)
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 Viola 2 (EU)
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 Cello 1 (EU)
#655460 - 0.13MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/38/!N - 573×⇩ - Hugobouma

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 Cello 2 (EU)
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Hugobouma (2020/10/31)

Arranger Composer
Editor Hugo Bouma (b. 1991)
Publisher. Info. Hugo Bouma, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Re-typeset
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Braille Scores

Sextett, TrV 279a

For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos

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Arranger Composer
Editor Hugo Bouma (b. 1991)
Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2024.
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General Information

Work Title Capriccio
Alternative. Title Ein Konversationsstück für Musik (A Conversation Piece for Music)
Name Translations Капричо (опера); Capriccio (Strauss); Capriccio (opera); 카프리치오 (오페라); カプリッチョ (オペラ); Каприччио; 隨想曲; 随想曲
Name Aliases Capriccio (òpera); 隨想曲（歌劇）; 綺想曲; 奇想曲; 隨想曲 (歌劇)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180040287; LCCN: no97070959; GND: 300156375; BNF: 13919916c
Composer Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.85 ; TrV 279
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRS 12
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 act
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1940-41
First Performance. 1942-10-28 in Munich, Nationaltheater
Bavarian State Opera, Clemens Krauss (conductor)
First Publication. 1942
Librettist Composer
Clemens Krauss (1893-1954)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 130 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Countess Madeleine, a young widow (soprano)
Clairon, an actress (contralto)
Flamand, a musician (tenor)
Olivier, a poet (baritone)
The Count, brother of Countess Madeleine (baritone)
La Roche, a theatre director (bass)
Monsieur Taupe, a prompter (tenor)
2 Italian singers: (soprano, tenor)
Major-domo (bass)
8 servants: (4 tenors, 4 basses)
A young dancer: (silent role)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Musicians and servants

Pit Orchestra

3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet (C), 2 clarinets
basset horn, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, harpsichord, 2 harps, strings (16,16,10,10,6)

On-Stage Ensemble

harpsichord, violin, cello

Backstage Ensemble

String Sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos)
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Opera Guide
Boosey & Hawkes page

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