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Martin Bresnick

Bresnick: Bitter Suite

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Carl Fischer  |  SKU: B3475  |  Barcode: 9781491162026
  • Composer: Martin Bresnick
  • Instrumentation: Piano, Violin
  • Work: Bitter Suite
  • ISBN: 9781491162026
  • Pages: 44

Description

This work for violin and piano by Martin Bresnick is a play on the words "suite" and "bittersweet." Each of the four movements is based on a Yiddish folk song, which in English translate to On the Road, My Resting Place, Black Cat, and Dona, Dona. Each of the four pieces is primarily based on a Jewish folk song, but re-envisions them in a modern context, akin to Bartok and Kodaly.

The composer noted, "I found it a very challenging, yet touching way to remain in contact with some part of my own past that I don't usually reveal." The title references the difficult (bitter) and pleasant (sweet) aspects of experiencing the tumultuous history of a people through their folk music.

Carl Fischer

Bresnick: Bitter Suite

$ 27.50

Description

This work for violin and piano by Martin Bresnick is a play on the words "suite" and "bittersweet." Each of the four movements is based on a Yiddish folk song, which in English translate to On the Road, My Resting Place, Black Cat, and Dona, Dona. Each of the four pieces is primarily based on a Jewish folk song, but re-envisions them in a modern context, akin to Bartok and Kodaly.

The composer noted, "I found it a very challenging, yet touching way to remain in contact with some part of my own past that I don't usually reveal." The title references the difficult (bitter) and pleasant (sweet) aspects of experiencing the tumultuous history of a people through their folk music.

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