Cornelius Cardew: The Scratch Orchestra

The Great Learning

Paragraph 1
2 pages
For chorus (speaking and playing whistles and stones) and organ

Duration about 30 minutes
Composed 31.04.68




WHAT THE GREAT LEARNING TEACHES IS - TO ILLUSTRATE VIRTUE TO RENOVATE THE PEOPLE AND TO REST IN THE HIGHEST EXCELLENCE





Paragraph 7
1/2 page
for any number of untrained voices

Duration about 90 minutes
Composed 08.04.69

sing 8 IF
sing 5 THE ROOT
sing 13 (f3) BE IN CONFUSION
sing 6 NOTHING
sing 5 (f1) WILL
sing 8 BE
sing 8 WELL
sing 7 GOVERNED
hum 7
sing 8 THE SOLID
sing 8 CANNOT BE
sing 9 (f2) SWEPT AWAY
sing 8 AS
sing 17 (f1) TRIVIAL
sing 6 AND
sing 8 NOR
sing 8 CAN
sing 17 (f1) TRASH
sing 8 BE ESTABLISHED AS
sing 9 (f2) SOLID
sing 5 (f1) IT JUST
sing 4 DOES NOT
sing 6 HAPPEN
hum 3 (f2)
speak 1 MISTAKE NOR CLIFF FOR MORASS AND TREACHEROUS BRAMBLE