Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 (for unaccompanied violin) MO112

Violin Solo

Music by Mark O?Connor

36 pages - 20:00 minutes in length



Caprice No. 1 In A Major - p. 1

Caprice No. 2 In G Minor - p. 7

Caprice No. 3 In A Major - p. 13

Caprice No. 4 In D Major - p. 19

Caprice No. 5 In F Major - p. 25

Caprice No. 6 In G Major - p. 31



Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 for unaccompanied violin are among Mark O?Connor?s most critically acclaimed works. Receiving great interest from performers, teachers and students of the violin, O?Connor has contributed music here which will challenge even the most gifted virtuoso. O?Connor?s caprices, like Nicolo Paganini?s and Pietre Locatelli?s, push the violin into a new direction, musically and technically, furthering the possibilities of the instrument. ?Caprice?s No.?s 1 - 6? feature demanding techniques which are desirable for study purposes, and at the same time, are accessible to concert audiences. The violinist will find passages containing complex rhythms, broken chord arpeggios, two-handed pizzicato, various spicatto and double-stopped runs. In addition to these specialized skills, the violinist must master the works? driving and aggressive rhythms in order to perfect the performance of them. This collection is appropriate for the advanced student but isolated selections could be valuable for the intermediate.



Original music printed from the composer?s manuscripts.

Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O?Connor

using ?Finale? on Apple Macintosh 1986 - 1994



Composed By Mark O?Connor

Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 can be heard on ?Midnight On The Water? Warner Bros. Records

Mark O?Connor - violin



Catalogue Number MO112

Copyright � 1986 by Mark O?Connor Music International

Digital Pack includes:

1. A Waltz for Patrice - Conductor Score (Full Score)
2. A Waltz for Patrice - Alto Sax 1
3. A Waltz for Patrice - Alto Sax 2
4. A Waltz for Patrice - Tenor Sax 1
5. A Waltz for Patrice - Tenor Sax 2
6. A Waltz for Patrice - Baritone Sax
7. A Waltz for Patrice - Trumpet 1
8. A Waltz for Patrice - Trumpet 2
9. A Waltz for Patrice - Trumpet 3
10. A Waltz for Patrice - Trumpet 4
11. A Waltz for Patrice - Solo Trumpet/Flugelhorn
12. A Waltz for Patrice - Trombone 1
13. A Waltz for Patrice - Trombone 2
14. A Waltz for Patrice - Trombone 3
15. A Waltz for Patrice - Trombone 4
16. A Waltz for Patrice - Guitar
17. A Waltz for Patrice - Piano
18. A Waltz for Patrice - Bass
19. A Waltz for Patrice - Drums

Caprice No. 4 for Mandolin (mandolin solo) MO158

Mandolin Solo

Music by Mark O?Connor

5 pages - 3:00 minutes in length



From the Thirty-Year Retrospective album notes; ?I began to choose and arrange some of the best tunes of my 30-year recording career. As I worked, it all came flooding back. The places, the people, the feelings. Tunes from my childhood... ?Pickin? in the Wind,? the first tune I ever wrote...material from my Rounder and early Warner Bros. recordings...The Championship Years, New Nashville Cats, Heroes, Strength in Numbers, the Appalachia projects for Sony Classical. It was all there. A musical biography...started out as a retrospective of my career, during the process it became more. As I listen now, I realize that these recordings stand as a testament to the living, breathing, ever-evolving heritage of American music. As I watch these and other young players rise, I know it couldn?t be in better hands.?