{"product_id":"doolittle-sorex-composers-edition","title":"Doolittle: Sorex","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/ja\/collections\/emily-doolittle\"\u003eEmily Doolittle (1972-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performance Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano 4-Hands\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sorex (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \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\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorex\u003c\/em\u003e was commissioned by the Fung-Chiu Duo for a program of piano four-hand pieces based on the works of Shakespeare. Sorex is the genus name of shrews. I'd always been a bit puzzled by the idea of shrews, whether real or metaphorical, as something that needs taming, since they're actually pretty amazing animals, and their feistiness is an essential part of that. They're one of the most common mammals, but we almost never see them. They're tiny (5-10 grams), but fierce, aggressively defending their territory against any intruders. They must eat every two to three hours to survive, eating up to three times their body weight every day. Their sense of smell is so good they can locate prey buried up to half a foot under the ground. Some species of shrews are even venomous! Although shrews are quite vocal, this lively, scampering piece is based not on the vocalizations but on the character of the shrew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Composers Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452018024527,"sku":"ce-ed1s1-pr-s","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/97f90c986056090adca95a8cb78b1119.jpg?v=1780504554","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/ja\/products\/doolittle-sorex-composers-edition","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}