Raak: Calligraphy No. 15 for String Quartet

Commissioned by the Carpe Diem String Quartet. Reza Vali_x001A_s Calligraphies series is a set of an ongoing cycle of works based on thePersian modal system, the Dastgâh, which he has been composing since 2000. The basic compositionalmaterial of the work is derivedfrom a fast tempo genre, called the Reng, which is usually performed at the end of a traditional Persian music concert. Raak includes meter changes on almost every measure, and will phase quicklybetween entirely homophonic sections and sections with entirely independent parts writing.