Capricci: Hummingbird Romance
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Capricci: Hummingbird Romance
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Augusta Read Thomas
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Capricci "Hummingbird Romance" for flute and clarinet (a version for violin and viola also exists) is a whimsical, fanfare-like revelry of five minutes duration, which was made as a wedding gift for Michelle Pellay Walker and Paul Pellay. The world premiere performance was presented by Ensemble Dal Niente, Constance Volk, flute and Katie Schoepflin, clarinet, on May 11, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. John von Rhein, the main classical music critic of the Chicago Tribune, described Capricci as "an Aphoristic little gem in which a fluttering flute and clarinet danced, imitated, bumped and melded with each another."
Augusta said:
"CAPRICCI, like all my music, is influenced by 35 years of listening to Jazz. For instance, Louis Armstrong with his groups in New Orleans ("Hot Five" and "Hot Seven") where, say, his trumpet and Johnny Dodds' clarinet are both improvising independently in the same register."
Augusta said:
"CAPRICCI, like all my music, is influenced by 35 years of listening to Jazz. For instance, Louis Armstrong with his groups in New Orleans ("Hot Five" and "Hot Seven") where, say, his trumpet and Johnny Dodds' clarinet are both improvising independently in the same register."