Bitter Suite (Score and Parts)

Martin Bresnick

The title of 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.

Publisher: Carl Fischer Music

Instrumentation: Clarinet in Eb, Piano

Pages: 46

Format: Score and Parts

UPC: 680160926220

ISBN: 9781491167144

Item No: W2700