{"product_id":"cahn-fauna-sp","title":"Cahn-Fauna (SP)","description":"Fauna was composed in April\/May 1988 for the Toronto based percussion group NEXUS. I is an experimental piece combining electronic instruments and acoustic instruments, and it's also programmatic in nature. The electronic instruments are used to reproduce nature sounds as well as reproductions of acoustical musical instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 5\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Grade 6\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: EMAX Keyboard (to play included disk), Drumset, Conch Shell, Pan Pipes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player II: Rainstick, Marimba, Chinese Opera Gong\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player III: Didgeridoo, Chinese Opera Gong, Hand Drum (dumbek), Quica, Rainstick\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player IV: Bass Harmonica, Chinese Opera Gong, Melodion, E Handbell, Lion's Roar\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player V: Suspended Cymbal, Chinese Opera Gong, Quica, Slide Whistle, Hand Drum (dumbek)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Cahn has been a member of the NEXUS percussion group since 1971, and was principal percussionist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 1968 to 1995. Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Bill has performed with conductors, composers, ensembles, and artists representing diverse musical styles - Chet Atkins, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Chuck Mangione, Mitch Miller, Seiji Ozawa, Steve Reich, Doc Severensen, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Winter. He has conducted programs with symphony orchestras, and his compositions for solo percussion, percussion ensemble and percussion with orchestra\/band are widely performed. His fourth book, \"Creative Music Making,\" on freeform improvisation was published by Routledge Books in 2005. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804175302710,"sku":"CAHN MUS 3","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/cahn-fauna-sp.jpg?v=1773401531","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/cahn-fauna-sp","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}