Instrumentation: Double bell bass trombone, percussion
Duration: 5 minutes
Extractable duo from Displaced bodies, weapons of action. Commissioned by the Melbourne Recital Centre/University of Melbourne with the support of Majlis Pty Ltd. This movement dedicated to Ossicle Duo.
Programme note
Call to arms is the second movement to the larger work Displaced bodies, weapons of action.
Well into the 21st century and within the Anthropocene, it seems the displacement of people, culture, and lives go unabated. War, totalitarianism, modern-day imperialism, and extreme wealth disparity continue to wreck unfathomable horror on so many, while our entire species face a mass displacement at the hands of a dramatically shifting climate. Our lives, our very bodies, become weapons for action and change. In four movements, this work progresses from the absurdity of opera, to the desperate call to arms, from escalation, to an uncertain but hopeful afterness.
Performance History
6th December 2023: Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, AUS – Rubiks and Ossicle Duo
Score Availability:
A3 full score, score coming to Australian Music Centre soon.
Recording:
coming soon…
Jakob Bragg 