Capriccio Scozzese ( Scottish Caprice )

score 31 pag. • Version for Flute Choir • Capriccio scozzese (Scottish Caprice) is dedicated to Marco Zoni, Principal Flute in the La Scala Orchestra of Milano • The work was premiered on January 20, 2014 at the Teatro alla Scala of Milan by Marco Zoni's Flute Orchestra Zephyrus. • Description: The idea was to combine traditional Italian and Scottish styles in a work which would be demanding and musical. The work is based on a small musical cell of only two notes - A and C - the musical letters in Marco Zoni's name. The style is based around the Scottish dance - the Jig, which is a flowing 2 in the bar in simple time, and the tempo slows to a 3 in the bar compound time Andante, which is in the style of an Italian ballad. Both Scottish and Italian themes from earlier in the work are combined to lead to a fiery finish.