{"product_id":"astrand-ice-dance-sp-2v-2m-acc","title":"Astrand-Ice Dance (SP)-2V\/2M\/ACC","description":"Ice Dance was composed in 2002 for the dance company Barents Dansemsemble. Its premier performance was at the Winter Festival \"Vintervägen\" of the same year and featured ice instruments during the third movement. The combination of mallet instruments and accordian gives the piece a certain meditative mood and timbre that is further emphasized by a slow and repetitive rhythm. The 2nd movement from the multi-media performance \"Vintervägen\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 5\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Grade 5\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: Vibraphone\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player II: Vibraphone\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player III: Marimba\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player IV: Marimba\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player V: Accordion or Synthesizer\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnders Astrand regularly performs recitals and gives clinics throughout the US and Europe, both as a soloist and together with his percussion ensemble Global Percussion Network. Anders Åstrand has several times performed at PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention). In his compositions, Åstrand focuses on improvisation as an essential feature for soloists as well as the ensemble. In addition to mallet music, Åstrand has been commissioned to composes for brass quintets, saxophone quartet, choirs, and big band.","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804250898486,"sku":"E-AA-ICE","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/astrand-ice-dance-sp-2v-2m-acc.jpg?v=1773386823","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/astrand-ice-dance-sp-2v-2m-acc","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}