Capriccio

This concert classic is defined as "an instrumental piece in free form." Written in 7/8 time, the driving eighth-note accompaniment moves the work along while the melody is more a chordal texture than melodic line. Lots of staccato technique is found in the beginning sections before the slower, 3/4 section opts for mallets on suspended bells in the bass and treble bells. Tempo I reappears and adds dramatic mart and mart-lifts. Shakes and an ascending, marted line completes the piece that should have all the ringers hopping!