{"product_id":"bach-woodworksp-x-3m-p","title":"Bach-Woodwork(SP)-X\/3M\/P","description":"Woodworks was written in 1970 for Thomas Siwe and the University of Illinois Percussion ensemble. It was written for particular wooden percussion instruments in the University of Illinois. All of the instruments should be set up in single file to allow the melodic figurations that are developed by the first marimba player to be visually and aurally echoed by the other players.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 4\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Grade 4\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: Xylophone, 5 Temple Blocks, 2 Slit Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player II: Marimba, Med. High Wooden Wind Chimes, Slit Drums, 3 Temple Blocks, Maracas, Slapstick\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player III: Marimba, Med. Low Wind Chimes, Slit Drums, Gourd\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player IV: Marimba, Low Wooden Wind Chimes, 3 Woodblocks\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Bach was born in Forrest, Illinois in 1937. He studied at the University of Illinois in Urbana where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition. His performing instruments are French horn and piano. His composition teachers have included Roberto Gerhard, Aaron Copland, Kenneth Gaburo, Robert Kelly, and Thea Musgrave. Since 1966 he has taught theory and composition courses at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canticle Distributing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43800852791350,"sku":"7.0286","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/bach-woodwork-sp-x-3m-p.jpg?v=1783458903","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.mom\/products\/bach-woodworksp-x-3m-p","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}