{"product_id":"barker-songs-men-dont-hear-composers-edition","title":"Barker: Songs Men Don't Hear","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/paul-alan-barker\"\u003ePaul Alan Barker\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Voice\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Songs Men Don't Hear (1985)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.3\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.6\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevised 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese songs are from my first opera, \u003cem\u003eThe Marriages Between Zones 3, 4 \u0026amp; 5\u003c\/em\u003e, the libretto of which Doris Lessing kindly helped me to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are sung by the women of Zone 4, a male-oriented society where brute strength and machismo are the greatest assets. However the women speak of their men publically, they sing of them differently in private. in Zone 4, these songs are sung in special festivals, strictly in female company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this concert version for piano, the instrument remains closed and is played on the outside only.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Composers Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148588998735,"sku":"ce-pab1smdh1-pr-s","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/e7f529f49bff8596a33c571e3c40a024.jpg?v=1777310311","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/barker-songs-men-dont-hear-composers-edition","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}