Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 23 capriccios |
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First Publication | 1564 |
Genre Categories | Capriccios; For 3 instruments; Scores with open instrumentation; For 3 players |
Contents |
Work Title | Capricci in musica a tre voci |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Ruffo, Vincenzo |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 23 capriccios:
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First Publication. | 1564 |
Dedication | Marc'Antonio Martinengo |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | 3 unspecified instruments ("apparently"; see below Comments) |
Grove Music describes these capricci as follows: "His Capricci in musica a tre voci (1564), textless compositions apparently intended for instrumental performance, are studded with technical and notational difficulties, and are the earliest known instrumental pieces to be described as ‘capricci’."