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Tom Flaherty

Recess

Recess

String Quartet

Composer's Note:

Recess is about pleasurable motions, some of which we learned on childhood playgrounds. “Spin” plays with tiny musical fragments, spinning them like a top. “Swing” recollects the fleeting sensation sought from a playground swing, at the high end of the arc, where we feel a giddy moment of weightlessness. In “Tag” every motion is chased by another, not for the goal of winning, but simply for the fun of it. The optional electronic sounds consist of live manipulations of the quartet playing through a MAX patch. Recess is dedicated to the dazzling Eclipse quartet, who bring challenging but pleasurable musical motions to audiences and composers everywhere.


Movements: I. Spin - 6' II. Swing - 5' III. Tag - 8'

Authored (or revised): 2017

Published: 2026

Duration (minutes): 18

First performance: 2022, New Focus Recordings FCR326 2022, Eclipse Quartet

Book format: Score + 4 Parts

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