Name: The Rakes of Mallow by JMU School of Music
Duration: 4 min 9 s
Description: The Gold Band at the 2019 James Madison University Summer Band Camps

The Gold Band at the 2019 James Madison University Summer Band Camps

The JMU Summer 2019 Band Camp

The Rakes of Mallow

Music by Christopher Stark
Performed by Alarm Will Sound
Live at the Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 25, 2015

True North

String Quartet No. 1 (2014)
Commissioned by Chamber Music America for Argus Quartet

0:00   Movement I - Flowing
4:37    Movement II - Freely
11:10    Movement III - Fierce

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Program Note

String Quartet No. 1 is a bithematic exploration of expressivity in three movements.  The first movement, Flowing, is driven by a gentle back-and-forth arpeggiando gesture that is nearly always present. The two primary themes of the piece are introduced by the violin and viola and are woven throughout a tapestry of arpeggiandos and subtly shifting harmonies.  The second movement, titled Freely, embraces a more inward and reflective mood.  Bookended by solo passages for the violin and cello, both themes are revisited against a backdrop of eerie, swaying chords and rustling tremolos.  Movement three, titled Fierce, unleashes a furious barrage of rhythmic energy that dominates the remainder of the piece as the principal themes are propelled towards a tumultuous, roaring conclusion.

String Quartet No. 1 was commissioned for Argus Quartet by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.

The Rakes of Mallow

JMU School of Music

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