{"product_id":"bump-studie-no-2-epthyic-sp-5t-b-2v-c-cro-4m-p-pn-os","title":"Bump-Studie No. 2: Epthyic (SP)-5T\/B\/2V\/C\/Cro\/4M\/P\/PN OS","description":"Studie II: Epthyic, for solo timpanist and percussion quartet, is the second in a series of pieces which attempt to explore atypical sonic characteristics existing within timpani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 5\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Grade 6\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: 5 Timpani, Concert Bass Drum, Med. Tam-Tam, Thai Gong, Large Chinese Cymbal, 2 Woodblocks, Wooden Wind Chimes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player II: Marimba (5 octave), Vibraphone, Chimes, Crotales, Log Drums (4 pitch), Large Thunder Sheet, Med. Tam-Tam, Med. Suspended Cymbal, Large Temple Block, Maraca, Ribbon Crasher, Shell Wind Chimes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player III: Marimba (4.3 octave), Vibraphone,  Small Bass Drum*, 3 Tom-Toms*, 2 Congas*, Bongos*, Wind Gong, Single Clave, Handful of Dried Leaves, Ceraminc Wind Chimes, Bamboo Wind Chimes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player IV: Marimba (5 octave), Concert Bass Drum, Small Bass Drum*, 3 Tom-Toms*, 2 Congas*, Bongos*, Large Tam-Tam, Med.  Chinese Cymbal, Small Woodblock, Wok Brushes (or nylon rods), Large Handful of Dried Hay, Wooden Wind Chimes, Glass Wind Chimes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player V: Piano, Marimba (4.3 octave), Glockenspiel, Med. Chinese Cymbal, Small Temple Block, Slapstick, Cricket, Cabasa\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael R. Bump is Associate Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at Truman State University.  He has served as Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Ohio State University, Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of Mississippi, and has been an artist faculty member at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival and Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts.  He holds the DMA as well as MM degrees in percussion performance and literature from the University of Illinois, and the BME degree from the University of Memphis.  He is also a recipient of the University of Illinois Edgard Varese Percussion Award.  Performance studies have been with such artist-teachers as Jared Spears, Tom Siwe, Fred D. Hinger, Frank Shaffer, and Paul Yancich.  He has also studied composition with Jared Spears, Herbert Brun, and Scott Wyatt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798541008950,"sku":"1411","price":18.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/bump-studie-no-2-epthyic-sp-5t-b-2v-c-cro-4m-p-pn-os.jpg?v=1773368858","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/bump-studie-no-2-epthyic-sp-5t-b-2v-c-cro-4m-p-pn-os","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}