Tears in Your Hand
Jonathan Berger
About this work:
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
The title, Tears in Your Hand aludes to a line from the Yiddish song Unter Dyne Vyse
Shetern, (Under the White Stars) by Abraham Sutsever written in 1943 in the Vilna
Ghetto. Although never explicitly quoted, ghostly and distorted fragments of the
melody are woven through the piece shadowing and blurring the musical gestures. The
work was commissioned by the Gryphon Trio in 2006.
An audio excerpt of the song, sung by Hava Aperstein is available
Version: piano trio
Year composed:
Duration: 00:00:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Piano Trio
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