{"product_id":"a-box-of-darkness-with-a-bird-in-its-heart-string","title":"Alphonse Leduc — A Box of Darkness With a Bird In Its Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Terrance Hayes' series of sonnets is an extraordinary collection of poems: his poetry captures the spiralling social and political chaos in America (and the world) in a way no newspaper article or scholarly essay has been able to; his words have the rare quality of clarifying a collective feeling that is messy and confusing, an elusive and disturbing combination of fear, hope, perhaps despair. I have never personally experienced (and probably never will) the reality Hayes writes about: the oppression, danger and ambiguity he reflects upon are alien to my own experience. But I nevertheless felt compelled to create something inspired by his words. To engage - how can you not engage? The first movement of \u003ci\u003eA Box of Darkness with a Bird in its Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a hurtful ostinato with an uneven, organic pulse - not unlike the way we breathe under physical or emotional strain. The second is a quiet, delicate birdsong; its very high melody almost a secret that's unwillingly shared - followed by an expressive lament. The ending in the low register brings me the image of a viola da gamba played outside in a warm summer night, a distant tale of violence and loss. In the final movement the energy picks up, in a relentless and unforgiving mechanism of pizzicati. This piece was written for the wonderful violinist Diana Tishchenko, and is dedicated to her. (Vasco Mendonça)”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat \/ Medium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e String\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.0 × 9.0 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlphonse Leduc — French publisher since 1841, home of the Paris Conservatoire repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthorized dealer. Shipped insured, dealer-direct from Milwaukee, with worldwide delivery available.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alphonse Leduc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53494437675326,"sku":"50605224","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1396\/9982\/files\/50605224-wl.jpg?v=1778820804","url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/products\/a-box-of-darkness-with-a-bird-in-its-heart-string","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}