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03. Jean-Jacques Birge - MEG 2152
04. Jean-Jacques Birge - Renaissance
05. Jean-Jacques Birge - Les Jambes
06. Jean-Jacques Birge - Hibakusha
07. Jean-Jacques Birge - Aksak tripalium
08. Jean-Jacques Birge - Tirage au sort
09. Jean-Jacques Birge - Larmes de crocodile
10. Jean-Jacques Birge - Variationstrieb
11. Jean-Jacques Birge - Gwerz de l'âme juste
12. Jean-Jacques Birge - Au loup
13. Jean-Jacques Birge - Les champs les plus beaux
14. Jean-Jacques Birge - De vallées en vallées
15. Jean-Jacques Birge - Berceuse ionique
16. Jean-Jacques Birge - Ensemble ratatam
ARTIST
TITLE
Perspectives for the 22nd Century
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MEGAIMP 118CD MEGAIMP 118CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/7/2020

Commissioned by the Ethnographic Museum of Geneva (MEG), Jean-Jacques Birgé composed a work based on the MEG's International Archives of Folk Music (IAFM). Perspectives for the 22nd Century includes 31 pieces recorded between 1930 and 1952 and compiled by Constantin Brăiloiu (1893-1958), founder of the IAFM and an authoritative reference in the field of traditional music. Perspectives for the 22nd Century is written on the basis of an anticipation scenario where the survivors of the disaster of 2152 live on the ruins of the MEG and decide to rebuild themselves from the archives discovered on site. The composition mixes acoustic instruments, some of which belong to the MEG collections, virtual instruments, ambiences, and sound archives. A disturbing echo of current events, Perspectives for the 22nd Century is a sound fiction following the journey of humans who must reinvent themselves. In these times of questioning about the future of the planet and of humanity, Jean-Jacques Birgé wanted to dedicate this work to C.F. Ramuz and Vercors. This CD is the fifth title to appear in the series of recordings published by the MEG and devoted to contemporary creations composed on the basis of its sound archives. Inside-out digipack, includes 44-page booklet with preface, French/English notes, and photographs by Jean-Jacques Birgé and Madeleine Leclair.