Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra

Walter Piston's Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra, was commissioned in 1963 by Broadcast Music Incorporated on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, and is dedicated to the harpist Nicanor Zabaleta, who premiered it in Madrid on October 19, 1964.^[1]

The work is in one movement and lasts for approximately 10 minutes.

References

↑ Steven Lowe Liner notes to Walter Piston: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra, Three New England Sketches. Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor. Naxos CD 8.559162. [Hong Kong]: Naxos, 2002.

Walter Piston

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Orchestral music	Serenata for Orchestra Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 Symphony No. 7 Symphony No. 8 Three New England Sketches

Concertante	Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra Clarinet Concerto Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2

Chamber music	Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord String Quartet No. 1 String Quartet No. 2 String Quartet No. 3 String Quartet No. 4 String Quartet No. 5

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Category:Compositions by Walter Piston

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