Chamber Music violin,
piano
SKU:
CF.B3475
Composed by
Martin Bresnick.
Performance Score. 32+12
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#B3475. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.B3475).
ISBN 9781491162026.
UPC:
680160920709.
This
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. The
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.
This 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. The
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.â€
The title references the
difficult (bitter) and
pleasant (sweet) aspects
of experiencing the
tumultuous history of a
people through their folk
music.
Bitter Sweet
