{"product_id":"negron-our-children-speak-english-and-spanish-decca","title":"Negrón: Our children speak English and Spanish","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/angelica-negron\"\u003eAngélica Negrón\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eString Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello), Electronics\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Our children speak English and Spanish (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790306300263\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\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\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Children Speak English and Spanish\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complexities of Puerto Rican American citizenship, shaped by colonization, imperialism, and racialization. Following the U.S. takeover of Puerto Rico in 1898, American authorities sought to assimilate Puerto Ricans by imposing English-language education and American values. Schoolchildren in the early 20th century had to sing the following patriotic song after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance: Puerto Rico is a beautiful island It belongs to the United States Our children speak English and Spanish and salute our flag every day. The pre-recorded electronics track in this piece is meant to be played as a background soundscape and it's not intended to align perfectly with the string quartet. Electronic cues are given for general alignment purposes, but no click track perfect synchronization is not needed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Decca Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45309806706767,"sku":"DP221","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/c3fdeeb1fcb4079d72d4f003eb1aba8b.png?v=1779811746","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/pt\/products\/negron-our-children-speak-english-and-spanish-decca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}