Capriccio
Rory Boyle
Description
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag orchestra
Duration 16 minutes
Instrumentation Piccolo [2 players]; Flute [2 players]; Oboe [3 players]; Cor anglais [1 player]; Clarinet (+ E flat) [1 player]; Clarinet [2 players]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [2 players]; Contrabassoon [1 player]; Horn [4 players]; Trumpet [4 players]; Trombone [3 players]; Bass trombone [1 player]; Tuba [2 players]; Harp [1 player]; Piano (+ celeste) [1 player]; Timpani [1 player]; Percussion [4 players] (Bass drum, Bongos, Cowbell, Crotales, Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Ratchet, Side drum, Tam-Tam, Tambour, Temple blocks, Tom-Toms, Vibraphone, Whip, Woodblock, Xylophone); Violin 1 (section) [1 player]; Violin 2 (section) [1 player]
Large Orchestra
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag orchestra
Duration 16 minutes
Instrumentation Piccolo [2 players]; Flute [2 players]; Oboe [3 players]; Cor anglais [1 player]; Clarinet (+ E flat) [1 player]; Clarinet [2 players]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [2 players]; Contrabassoon [1 player]; Horn [4 players]; Trumpet [4 players]; Trombone [3 players]; Bass trombone [1 player]; Tuba [2 players]; Harp [1 player]; Piano (+ celeste) [1 player]; Timpani [1 player]; Percussion [4 players] (Bass drum, Bongos, Cowbell, Crotales, Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Ratchet, Side drum, Tam-Tam, Tambour, Temple blocks, Tom-Toms, Vibraphone, Whip, Woodblock, Xylophone); Violin 1 (section) [1 player]; Violin 2 (section) [1 player]
Performances of this work
| Date | Venue | Performer | Link |
Upcoming events
- 09 Oct 2026, 19:00
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna'] - 12 Oct 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)]
Recent updates
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Events
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
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