{"product_id":"bresnick-bitter-suite-fischer","title":"Bresnick: Bitter Suite","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/martin-bresnick\"\u003eMartin Bresnick (1946-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Violin\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/bresnick-bitter-suite\"\u003eBitter Suite\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9781491162026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 44\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\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Carl Fischer","offers":[{"title":"Printed Edition","offer_id":40347679195215,"sku":"B3475","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":45246295441487,"sku":"B3475D-PDF","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/0ef7d7e10c9b96898dc9c72e392142a5.jpg?v=1775201851","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/bresnick-bitter-suite-fischer","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}