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Jocelyn Hagen
Dessa
Graphite Publishing
Controlled Burn (SATB choral score)
A collaborative work that crosses the lines between hip-hop and classical genres.
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Controlled Burn
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Controlled Burn
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Controlled Burn
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Controlled Burn
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Controlled Burn
SATB, orchestra or chamber ensemble
(This pdf is the piano/vocal score)
Written as a collaboration between Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen.
From our “COLLABORATION” series.
Available in four versions:
SSA choir, string quartet and piano
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, piano
SATB choir, string quartet and piano
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, piano
SATB choir and mixed chamber ensemble
2 flutes, 2 clarinets in Bflat, 1 bassoon
2 horns, 2 trumpets in Bflat, 1 trombone
2 percussionists, harp, piano
1 violin, 1 cello, 1 double bass
SATB choir and orchestra (parts suitable for high school players)
2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets in Bflat, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets in Bflat, 3 trombones,
1 euphonium, 1 tuba
STRINGS
Composer’s Notes
This piece was a collaboration between hip-hop artist Dessa and composer Jocelyn Hagen. Written for a festival of over 600 high school singers and players, the choir and orchestra parts are suitable for young musicians.
Text
We’re born with a fuse
timed to ignite
It burns through our youth
then sets us alight
for a while
And when we’re older
we’ll laugh and say that we were only kids
but no one gets closer to the burn of love and loss than this
When the fires pass over
all you’ll recall
is the ash on your shoulders
some lines on your palm
The world’s made in motion
we’re carried along;
the current won’t hold for long
If you could stand your younger selves behind you
then turn and walk the line,
how many strangers might surprise you,
too changed by time to recognize
When the fires pass over
all you’ll recall
is the ash
on your shoulders
some lines on your palm
Memory relents
like rain melts the limestone
the years that you spent
in flame seem so strange now
– Dessa
$2.15 per licensed PDF
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