Biography:
Cornelius Cardew (b. Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, May 7, 1936; d. London, December 13, 1981) was an English avant-garde composer, and founder (with Howard Skempton and Michael Parsons) of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble.
His musical career thus began as a chorister. From 1953-57, Cardew studied piano, cello, and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1957, he performed in the British premiere of Pierre
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
F C G C
[Verse 1]
C G
The prisons are filling but the streets are filling too
C F
Oppression is mounting but our resistance is as well
C F G
We're burying the old world preparing for the new
C
Repression was the last act of all the tyrants that ever fell
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
[Verse 2]
C G
We know the price of freedom is paid in sweat and blood
C F
For every inch of progress our fathers paid that price
C F G
No class could hold back history do whatever they would
C
We mean to have our freedom whatever the sacrifice
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
[Verse 3]
C G
The struggle calls for sacrifice, Comrades, draw together now
C F
Let us press on relentless though the enemy takes his toll
C F G
Every debt will be remembered and paid in full we vow
C
When the workers are the masters and we reach our Party's goal
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
F C G C
[Verse 1]
C G
The prisons are filling but the streets are filling too
C F
Oppression is mounting but our resistance is as well
C F G
We're burying the old world preparing for the new
C
Repression was the last act of all the tyrants that ever fell
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
[Verse 2]
C G
We know the price of freedom is paid in sweat and blood
C F
For every inch of progress our fathers paid that price
C F G
No class could hold back history do whatever they would
C
We mean to have our freedom whatever the sacrifice
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
[Verse 3]
C G
The struggle calls for sacrifice, Comrades, draw together now
C F
Let us press on relentless though the enemy takes his toll
C F G
Every debt will be remembered and paid in full we vow
C
When the workers are the masters and we reach our Party's goal
[Chorus]
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid of your courts and of your jails
C Dm G
Millions before us you've martyred for our goal
C
We're not afraid
F
We're not afraid your threats are of no avail
G
Our victory is near
C F C G C
The wheel must onward roll
