{"product_id":"tangram-wally-gunn","title":"Gunn-Tangram (SP)-V\/M\/DS\/P","description":"Tangram by Wally Gunn for percussion quartet. A tangram is a puzzle originating from China comprised of seven flat tiles of different geometric shapes which, when arranged in one way, form a perfect square, but can also be arranged (with some imagination) to depict the silhouettes of animals and people in animated poses. The images delight, because though they are composed of immutable shapes, the figures seen as a whole seem to show action, movement, change. The viewer also contributes to the creation of the image through the act of \"reading\" the arrangement of shapes. Our mind's eye smooths sharp corners, or connects shapes where in fact there are spaces, or adds a third dimension of depth, and all this brings the figures to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this piece, Gunn made musical objects - very simple three-note chords - and these became his tangram tiles. Without altering their shapes, he arranged the chords in the score like tiles on a tabletop, simply shuffling them around, placing them this way or that, and noticing the interesting figures that might jump out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 1: Vibraphone\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 2: Marimba\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 3: 2 bottles, (interval of a fifth apart, identical pitches to Player 4, preferably C and G or G and D), Steel Drums\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 4: Crotales, 2 bottles, (interval of a fifth apart, identical pitches to Player 3, preferably C and G or G and D) \u003cbr\u003eDrum Kit: kick, low tom, snare (snares off), mid rack tom, high rack tom, hi hat, splash cymbal, sizzle ride cymbal","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804378857526,"sku":"GUNNTANGRAM","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/gunn-tangram-sp-v-m-ds-p.jpg?v=1773416381","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/tangram-wally-gunn","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}