{"product_id":"biscardi-the-gift-of-life-peters","title":"Biscardi: The Gift of Life","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/chester-biscardi\"\u003eChester Biscardi (1948-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Soprano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Gift of Life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790300742168\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24\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\u003eChester Biscardi's \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1990-1993), for soprano and piano, is a song cycle setting texts by Emily Dickinson, Denise Levertov, and Thornton Wilder. Written for soprano Judith Bettina and pianist James Goldsworthy, who premiered the work in Palo Alto, California, on June 27, 1993, the cycle explores themes of birth, memory, loss, death, and ultimately love. The opening song, Dickinson's \"Mama Never Forgets Her Birds,\" was composed as a lullaby celebrating the birth of the performers' daughter, Ariana Tamar Goldsworthy. Drawing on Biscardi's earlier operatic work in Tight-Rope, the cycle reflects his ongoing interest in memory, time, and the cyclical nature of existence through richly evocative musical imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edition Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795129131087,"sku":"EP67595","price":16.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/f36f6af18e16327f4559e067ea2e64e3.jpg?v=1781468850","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/biscardi-the-gift-of-life-peters","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}