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Simon Woods - Protest - a news report (Washington D​.​C​.​)

from Sounds from the USA by Cities and Memory

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"The basic concept for the piece is the protest and the news reporting of the protest. The protest sounds make up the basic rhythm of the whole piece. The orchestra represents the news reporting. It takes the rhythm of the protest but tries to drown out the voices so they cannot be heard except on the news’ terms. The protest voices do go away, but return later as protests do. The heroic trumpet represents the military who use emotion to quell protest – the patriotism argument. The drum machine rhythm is a nod to Paul Hardcastle’s anti-war “19” – although the rhythm is quite different. It is the only electronic instrument in the piece. The pounding drums represent the war which is going on. I find it fascinating that a drum rhythm and voices / sounds playing in a protest in 1991 in Washington, USA can influence a piece of music composed in 2017 in the UK."

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from Sounds from the USA, released June 26, 2020

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