{"product_id":"chiu-uncompression-2s-p","title":"Chiu-Uncompression (2S)-P","description":"Modern computers possess amazing capacities. Simply by manipulating flows of zeroes - and ones that they can perform in a fraction of a second - these computational tasks would taken humans countless years. In this piece, I imagine and try to capture what goes on within a computer when it is unzipping a file.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 2\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Grade 4+\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: 5 Cowbells, 5 Toms, Piccolo Snare Drum, Tambourine, Claves, 2 Sus. Cym, Wind Chimes, Agogo Bells, 2 Triangle, Bass Drum, Break Drum, Tam\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: 5 Woodblocks, Congas, Bongos, Snare Drum, Splash Cym, Bamboo Wind Chimes, 3 Crotales, Castanets, 3 Small Gongs, Bass Drum, Iron Pipe, Thunder Sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composer, Ming-ching Chiu, is a currently a DMA student in composition at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.  He earned his bachelor's degree in percussion performance from Catholic Fu-jen University, where he was active in wind bands and orchestras. He began his formal study of composition as a senior in 2003. Following graduation he taught in Taipei at primary and high schools. He has also served as composer and program coordinator of the Taipei Yueh-fu Drum and Bugle Corps and as composer and music arranger for the Symphony Ochestra of the Taiwan Defense Ministry.","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798401810486,"sku":"0701","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/chiu-uncompression-2s-p.jpg?v=1773361637","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/chiu-uncompression-2s-p","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}