{"product_id":"cheung-preludes-in-a-major-and-a-minor-m","title":"Cheung-Preludes in A Major and a minor-M","description":"From the composer:\u003cbr\u003ePrelude in A Major use one of the most common mallet permutations for the marimba, 1-2-3-4-3-2-1. However, it is important for the player to not treat this piece as an exercise, but instead focus on subjects such as the voice leading (melody, bass, middle accompaniment), harmonic progression and phrasing.\u003cbr\u003eDuration: Less than a minute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrelude in a minor is based on a 7 note motif, E-F-G-E-D-C-B, that is presented in the melody. The motif is subsequently inverted and retrograded in its entirety. Underneath that is a bass line that simply descends chromatically from the Bb below middle c to the low A of a 4.3 octave marimba. The challenge of this piece would be to maintain a long legato line on the marimba, and to control a melody that weaves up and down between the top and bottom voices.\u003cbr\u003eDuration: 3 minutes\u003cbr\u003e-Pius Cheung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of players: 1\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Intermediate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation: Marimba (4.3 octave)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804203057206,"sku":"CHEUNGPRELUDESAM","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/cheung-preludes-in-a-major-and-a-minor-m.jpg?v=1773403696","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/cheung-preludes-in-a-major-and-a-minor-m","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}