{"product_id":"ostinato-pianissimo-cowell","title":"Cowell-Ostinato Pianissimo (SP)-X\/P\/PN","description":"Ostinato Pianissimo by Henry Cowell may be played by eight percussionists; woodblocks, tambourine and guiro may be taken by one player. Only one professional player is needed; this is for xylophone. The \"ostinato\" of the title refers to the invariant, cyclical rhythms of different lengths assigned to each player. The beginning of the repeat in each section is marked by a cross over the note in each part. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece requires string piano, which is a term Cowell coined to collectively describe pianistic extended techniques in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings instead of (or in addition to) striking the piano's keys. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003eString Piano (1st player)\u003cbr\u003eString Piano (2nd player)\u003cbr\u003e8 Rice Bowls (Jala Tarang)\u003cbr\u003eXylophone\u003cbr\u003e2 Woodblocks\u003cbr\u003eTambourine (no rattles), Guiro\u003cbr\u003e2 Bongos\u003cbr\u003e3 Drums\u003cbr\u003e3 Gongs (low, medium, high)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theodore Presser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798544351286,"sku":"144-40076","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/cowell-ostinato-pianissimo-sp-x-p-pn.jpg?v=1783454269","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.mom\/products\/ostinato-pianissimo-cowell","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}