{"product_id":"funny-mallets-xylophone-book-1-nebojsa-jovan-zivkovic","title":"Zivkovic-Funny Mallets: Funny Xylophone Bk. 1-X","description":"\u003ci\u003eFunny Mallets: Funny Xylophone Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of basic xylo solos for the intermediate percussionist. DER KLEINE PAGANINI (1996) is written for xylophone and placed in a \"Funny Xylophone 1\". This fast and short piece is a sparkle of brilliant  two-mallets-technique. An excellent encore piece, written in a great tradition of German xylophone music from the twenties and thirties.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 1\u003cbr\u003eLevel of Difficulty: Grade 3-4\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: Xylophone\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by the critics as one of the most unique and expressive artists in the field today, a composing virtuoso Zivkovic is recognized as one of the worlds top marimba and percussion soloists. He embodies a very rare tradition: the tradition the composer and virtuoso in one person, which was common in the 19th century among famous concert artists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZivkovic completed his master's degrees in composition, music theory and percussion in Mannheim and Stuttgart, Germany. He tours extensively throughout Europe, and performs frequently in the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Latin America, Russia and Scandinavian countries. As a soloist, mostly with his own Marimba concertos, Zivkovic played among other with Stuttgart Philharmonic, Munich Symphonic, Bochum Phiharmonic, Austrian Chamber Symphony, Hannover Radio Symphony, Bielefeld Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Costa Rica, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finland) Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. ","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804590506038,"sku":"M1017","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/zivkovic-funny-mallets-funny-xylophone-bk-1-x.jpg?v=1773447169","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/funny-mallets-xylophone-book-1-nebojsa-jovan-zivkovic","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}