About the Piece:
Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Basses
“Prologue” is standalone work that acts as the prelude to a larger work in progress. This piece invites the listener to envision a narrative they think is best illuminated based on the sounds and the moods they are experiencing. What started as a small assignment now expanded into a full-fledged work for strings, Jaxson aims to capture a multitude of colors and settings utilizing different performance techniques combined with familiar ones.
“I wanted to write a work inspired by the eventful journey I experienced studying at JMU. The opening sounds filled with optimism and grandiose emotions to a fast-paced section evoking the thrill and rush of the busy schedules I consistently had. The final climax of the piece meant to represent all the hard work paying off during my studies and professional career. The pieces end with a calming, resplendent chord which ironically closes this chapter of my life like an ‘Epilogue’ however it also acts as the opening of a new and fresh chapter, and possibly even for you!” ~ Note by the composer
Copyright©2021JoeJaxson ConcertScore ViolinI ViolinII Viola Violoncello DoubleBass sf Expressive,optimisticq=72 p p sf sf n.sfn. Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. p 66 mf p f p p f p 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 div. JoeJaxson div.div. div.div. div. div. dolce
Vln.I
pf
Vln.II
pf mf sf mf pmf mf pmf mf
mf
Slowerq=6016 15 mf sf mf p f p mf
div unis. div
Vla. Vc. Db. 10
unis. div. unis. unis. sulpont. 2
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. 19 mf mf Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f 21 f f p f f 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 pizz. unis. div unis. div div arco 3
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. fmfp Slowerq 26=5026 fmf p fmfp mfp mfp Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. p Piumotoq=6032 30 ppp pp pp pp 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 unis. div unis. unis. dolce div. unis. div. div 4
Vln.I
34
Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. p
p mf p p pp
mf
mf mf 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
5 6
5
5
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db.
38
dolce
ord. div. unis. bringout 3 unis.
div. div. unis.
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. mf 42 mf mf mf mf Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f pp atempo Animatoq=13249 46 f ppmf f f f 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 div. div. div. 6
Vln.I
Vln.II
Vla. Vc. Db.
Vln.I
Vln.II
53 50 p p mf p mf p
54 7
unis. unis. pizz unis. pizz
mf
Vla. Vc. Db.
mf
3 3 3 arco 3 8
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. mf 57 mf p mf p Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. 61
arco 3 3 3 pizz 3 arco
9
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f 65 65 f f f f Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. mf 68 mf mf div. unis. pizz 3 3 div. arco div.
73
10
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. mf p
72 p mf f p p Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. p mf p mf p mf 76 mf f mf f mf f f mf f mf f mf f f p mf mff pf div 3 3 3 3 3 arco unis.
mf
mf
arco 3 3 3 3 11
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. ffp 81 80 p f Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. 84 f
f p
nondecres unis. pizz unis. pizz pizz pizz
Vln.I
f f
f pizz
3 3 arco 3 div
12
Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. 88 Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f 93 92 f
submf
arco 3 unis. div
unis.
95
Db. ff
f f f f pizz
div 3 3 3 arco 3 13
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db.
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc.
98
3 3
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. p 101 Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f rit. 105 f f f f 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 div unis. unis. 14
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. ff Maestosoh=60 107 107 ff ff ff ff Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. ff 111 ff ff ff ff 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 div 3 3 3 3 div unis. div 3 div div 15
Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. rall. Conmotoq=55115 114 Vln.I Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f mf pp rit. 117 f mf p f f f 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 unis. div unis. div 16
Bringout! unis. div. Bringout! unis. div.
Vln.I
Vln.II Vla. Vc. Db. f mf q=42,e=84 120 f mf f mf f mf f mf 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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