{"product_id":"theriot-cyclus","title":"Theriot-Cyclus (SP)-B\/2V\/C\/Cro.\/X\/4M\/3T\/P","description":"\u003cp\u003eCyclus is a product of my long-standing interest in musical canons, puzzles, fractals, and mathematical patterns. I'm fascinated with musical ideas that seem to go somewhere only to begin again where they started, and I admire music that grows organically out of a single, small idea into something larger than itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyclus comprises five sections played without pause, each centered around a portion of a single musical canon. This canon, which I wrote beforehand, is never explicitly state in the piece, but each movement explores a section of its melody. The melody itself has some interesting characteristics: when played backwards and upside-down, it harmonizes itself. Additionally, as the melody progresses, it gradually cycles through every key before ending back where it started, like a musical Möbius strip. This canon is the seed from which the rest of the piece grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope that the interested musician will look for the numerous musical \"games\" and canonic constructions in the piece, but I trust that the music stands quite strongly in its own right – no audience should need to know its logic to perceive its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Austin Theriot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eNumber of players: 14\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDifficulty: Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 1: Glockenspiel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 2: Crotales (2 octaves)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 3: Xylophone, splash cymbal, 3 toms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 4: Vibraphone 1, shared tam-tam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 5: Vibraphone 2, shared tam-tam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 6: Marimba 1 (5 octave)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 7: Marimba 2 (5 octave)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 8: Marimba 3 (5 octave)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 9: Marimba 4 (5 octave)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 10: Chimes, bass drum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 11: Percussion 1: Claves, bell tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 12: Percussion 2: Suspended cymbal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 13: Percussion 3: Mark tree, egg shaker, suspended cymbal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 14: Percussion 4: Triangle, suspended cymbal, 3 timpani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798064103478,"sku":"00055","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/theriot-cyclus-sp-b-2v-c-cro-x-4m-3t-p.jpg?v=1773506028","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/theriot-cyclus","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}