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]

There are 24 caprices:

1. Caprice No. 1 in C major
   • Cantabile, ³
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   • Moderato, ¹²
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2. Caprice No. 2 in A minor
   • Allegretto, ⁶
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3. Caprice No. 3 in G major
   • Comodo, ³
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4. Caprice No. 4 in E minor
   • Siciliano, ⁶
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   • Allegro,
5. Caprice No. 5 in D major
   • Moderato,
6. Caprice No. 6 in B minor
   • Adagio, ³
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   • Moderato,
7. Caprice No. 7 in A major
   • Moderato,
8. Caprice No. 8 in F♯ minor
   • Moderato assai, ¹²
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9. Caprice No. 9 in E major
   • Adagio, ³
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   • Allegretto, ¹²
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10. Caprice No. 10 in C♯ minor
    • Allegretto, ³
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11. Caprice No. 11 in B major
    • Allegro brillante,
12. Caprice No. 12 in G♯ minor
    • Comodo, ³
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13. Caprice No. 13 in G♭ major
    • Grazioso,
14. Caprice No. 14 in E♭ minor
    • Adagio con espressione,
    • Appassionato, ³
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15. Caprice No. 15 in D♭ major
    • Vivace assai, ³
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16. Caprice No. 16 in B♭ minor (In the middle of this caprice, the key changes to B♭ major, briefly back to B♭ minor, and then ends in B♭ major.)
    • Andante, ²
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17. Caprice No. 17 in A♭ major
    • Vivacissimo, ²
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18. Caprice No. 18 in F minor
    • Presto, ³
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19. Caprice No. 19 in E♭ major
    • Arioso, ³
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    • Allegretto, ⁶
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20. Caprice No. 20 in C minor
    • Grave e sostenuto,
21. Caprice No. 21 in B♭ major
    • Tempo giusto, ³
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22. Caprice No. 22 in G minor
    • Presto, ³
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23. Caprice No. 23 in F major
    • Moderato,
24. Caprice No. 24 in D minor (This caprice ends in D major.)
    • Introduzione, ³
      ₄
    • Agitato con fuoco, ²
      ₄

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

Notes

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).

• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.22 (Rode, Pierre): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• 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.