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"Protest, evasion, merry distrust, and a delight in mockery are symptoms of health; - Friedrich Nietzsche Rabble Rousers features field recordings of protests from around the globe – including many culled from the Occupy Movement – as well as Creative Commons contributions from Random Coil, Pleq, Papercutz, Carlos Lemosh, Marcus Fischer, Upsteria, Erstlaub, Aurastore, Aos Crowley (Matt Dean), Pocka (Brad Mitchell), Matthias Kispert, and the Prelinger Archives.
everything unconditional belongs in pathology."
A crowd of dissenters claps, chants, cheers, and shouts into the open air. Their chance choral creations are at once jubilant and angry, orderly and chaotic, rhythmic and random, melodious and cacophonous. Touching on ethics, justice, democracy, and global citizenship, Rabble Rousers explores the notion of protest as a spontaneous installation of improvised 'music' in public space.
VERSIONS AND EXCERPTS:
The original version of Rabble Rousers, featured on the first tab above, contains strong language at 1:38, 1:43, 6:03, 10:38 (muffled), and 16:17 (muffled).
A profanity-free version of Rabble Rousers is available on the second tab above.
The third tab above contains a 6-minute 45-second excerpt of the work, which could be broadcast as a standalone work or as a promo to the 28-minute piece. This excerpt contains strong language at 6:03. A profanity-free version of this excerpt is available at http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers-6-45-censored
In addition, a 3-minute 38-second excerpt/promo is available for broadcast. You can preview the original version at http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers There is also a profanity-free version of this short excerpt available here: http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers-censored
SUGGESTED DATE PEGS:
February 20th - World Day of Social Justice
May 19-20 - Nato and G8 Summits in Chicago
June 5 - World Environment Day
September 15 - International Day of Democracy
Whenever protest or the Occupy Movement are featured in your programming
Please direct any requests or questions to me via my website: http://sarahboothroyd.com/contact.html
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Piece Description
"Protest, evasion, merry distrust, and a delight in mockery are symptoms of health; - Friedrich Nietzsche Rabble Rousers features field recordings of protests from around the globe – including many culled from the Occupy Movement – as well as Creative Commons contributions from Random Coil, Pleq, Papercutz, Carlos Lemosh, Marcus Fischer, Upsteria, Erstlaub, Aurastore, Aos Crowley (Matt Dean), Pocka (Brad Mitchell), Matthias Kispert, and the Prelinger Archives.
everything unconditional belongs in pathology."
A crowd of dissenters claps, chants, cheers, and shouts into the open air. Their chance choral creations are at once jubilant and angry, orderly and chaotic, rhythmic and random, melodious and cacophonous. Touching on ethics, justice, democracy, and global citizenship, Rabble Rousers explores the notion of protest as a spontaneous installation of improvised 'music' in public space.
VERSIONS AND EXCERPTS:
The original version of Rabble Rousers, featured on the first tab above, contains strong language at 1:38, 1:43, 6:03, 10:38 (muffled), and 16:17 (muffled).
A profanity-free version of Rabble Rousers is available on the second tab above.
The third tab above contains a 6-minute 45-second excerpt of the work, which could be broadcast as a standalone work or as a promo to the 28-minute piece. This excerpt contains strong language at 6:03. A profanity-free version of this excerpt is available at http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers-6-45-censored
In addition, a 3-minute 38-second excerpt/promo is available for broadcast. You can preview the original version at http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers There is also a profanity-free version of this short excerpt available here: http://soundcloud.com/sarah-boothroyd/excerpt-of-rabble-rousers-censored
SUGGESTED DATE PEGS:
February 20th - World Day of Social Justice
May 19-20 - Nato and G8 Summits in Chicago
June 5 - World Environment Day
September 15 - International Day of Democracy
Whenever protest or the Occupy Movement are featured in your programming
Please direct any requests or questions to me via my website: http://sarahboothroyd.com/contact.html



