SCORES
Caprice II: Dragonfly
for solo violin
VIDEO
Madeleine Mitchell premieres Caprice II: Dragonfly in London on 6 March 2025
ABOUT
As with the first Caprice for solo violin (1990), Caprice II: Dragonfly is also inspired by winged creatures. The first Caprice depicted the flight of a small bird, and Caprice II focuses on the dragonfly. With their eye-catching bejewelled colours, the composer viewed the dragonfly as exotic and wild, so the music is to be played with a gypsy-like touch, with the gradual unfolding of a long melodic line increasing in fire.
solo violin
DURATION
3:00
DATE OF COMPOSITION
2025
PERFORMANCES
6 March 2025 (World Premiere) Madeleine Mitchell
Women’s University Club, Mayfair, London
12 October 2025 (USA Premiere) Madeleine Mitchell
California, USA
NOTE: This is the second of two wonderful pieces for solo violin, which may be played together as a pair – both inspired by winged creatures. Find out more about the first Caprice dating from 1990 which depicts a bird in flight.
A Red Grasshawk Dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) in Thailand.
Image by Charles J. Sharp (commons.wikimedia.org)
Madeleine Mitchell violin
