{"product_id":"chen-jing-marimba","title":"Chen-Jing Marimba-M","description":"Commissioned by marimbist Nancy Zeltsman (via ZMF New Music, a project of Zeltsman Marimba Festival, Inc.), \u003ci\u003eJing Marimba\u003c\/i\u003e by Chen Yi uses characteristic melodic phrases from traditional Beijing opera, building an overall musical structure carfully based on Golden Mean proportions.  This provides a structural map in the composer's preface to illustrate the carefully-planned ratios in the musical form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary motive of this 4-minute work is drawn from a fragment of the typical Beijing Opera fiddle's pattern, leaping a Minor 7th interval in accompanying the operatic singing.  The \"Jing\" in the title refers to Beijing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJing Marimba\u003c\/i\u003e was premiered by Gordon Stout in Appleton, WI on July 5, 2009 at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty - Grade 4-5 (intermediate)\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation - Solo Marimba (4-mallets, 5.0 octave)","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798458892342,"sku":"114-41393","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/chen-jing-marimba-m.jpg?v=1773363648","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/chen-jing-marimba","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}