{"product_id":"stopa-pale-blue-dot","title":"Stopa-Pale Blue Dot-M","description":"\u003cp\u003ePale Blue Dot by Alex Stopa is an advanced level four-mallet marimba solo based on the imagery of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Shot from four billion miles away, the photograph shows our home planet, Earth, as a tiny point of pale blue light, barely visible in the enormity of space. Stopa notes that the image is at once humbling and awe-inspiring, highlighting the fleeting nature of human existence. The piece draws its emotional thread from a quote by American astronomer Carl Sagan that accompanied the photo. Sagan’s message stressed the importance of compassion and preservation of our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePale Blue Dot is a thought-provoking marimba solo that offers the performer unique musical and technical challenges. Repeated sextuplets flutter across the instrument creating a weightless and sparkling effect throughout the work. These patterns are encouraged to be performed in the same manner as a chorale with consideration toward melody, harmonic motion, and voice leading. The performer can play these figures in both triple lateral or single alternating sticking combinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePale Blue Dot ships as a printed, professionally bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or tablet viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch2\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of players: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDifficulty: Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eInstrumentation: Marimba (5 octave)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43826931761206,"sku":"TSPCS23-001","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/stopa-pale-blue-dot-m.jpg?v=1773514761","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/stopa-pale-blue-dot","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}