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Jocelyn Hagen

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). She is a pioneer in the field of composition, pushing the expectations of musicians and audiences with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, opera, and publishing. Her first forays into composition were via...

Dessa

Dessa is a rapper, songwriter, essayist, and a proud member of the Minneapolis Doomtree collective. The Utne Reader calls her, “A one-woman powerhouse…with a literary sensibility and an aversion to genre clichés.” Her most recent album, Parts of Speech, debuted at #76 on the Billboard charts. Dessa has performed at nightclubs, theaters, and festivals across...
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Controlled Burn (orchestral score and parts)

Jocelyn Hagen, Dessa

A collaborative work that crosses the lines between hip-hop and classical genres.

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Written as a collaboration between Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen.
This pdf is the full score and parts for orchestra.

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

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