Caprice No. 8, “Wayfaring Stranger”

Opus Number
95
Date
2007
Instrumentation
trumpet
Commissioned
Carson Cooman
Duration
4 minutes
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Program notes

Caprice No. 8 for solo trumpet, Op. 95, was commissioned by Carson Cooman for his brother the trumpeter Colby Cooman. It is based on the folk hymn tune “Wayfaring Stranger” and is a short scherzo that quotes the hymn in its central section.

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