{"product_id":"walker-treehouses","title":"Walker-Treehouses (SP)-B\/2V\/C\/X\/4M\/5T\/P\/PN\/Synth.","description":"Clif Walker's expansive and brilliant piece Treehouses was inspired by a backyard treehouse project that he was working on at the same time he was composing this piece. Both projects seemed intertwined and were amalgams of varied materials and ideas which came about as the projects unfolded. Both are places of discovery where kids can play\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtilizing a large array for percussion orchestra, piano, and synthesizer, various natural sounds such as bird calls, organic wooden effects, and leafy bundle rods are used to embellish the modern sonorities. Six performers serve as a focal point throughout in \"pod\" configurations, each with three drums, stacked cymbals, and wood textures throughout (rims, bundled sticks, etc.) serving as highlighted branches to the foundation of the piece. These pods use advanced, deliberate stickings, emphasizing that they are to be enjoyed visually as well as musically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece comes as a full, bound score (10.5\" x 14\") with a color cover and includes an online download code to access individual parts for printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of players: 20\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty: Advanced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 1: 3 large drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 2: 3 medium drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 3: 3 small drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 4: 3 small drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 5: 3 medium drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 6: 3 large drums, stacked cymbal, finger cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 7: Glockenspiel, tam tam (shared w\/Player 18)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 8: Chimes, birds, wooden clacker (shared w\/Player 9), claves\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 9: Vibraphone 1, wooden clacker (high)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 10: Vibraphone 2, wooden clacker (low), vibraslap\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 11: Xylophone, patio chimes, temple blocks, wooden clacker (shared w\/Player 10)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 12: Marimba 1 (4.3 octave), nightingale whistle, rainstick, crash cymbals\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 13: Marimba 2 (4.5 octave), audubon bird call, rainstick\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 14: Marimba 3 (4.6 octave), crotale (high F#)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 15: Marimba 4 (5 octave), Crotale (high G)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 16: 4-5 timpani, crotale (high A)\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 17: suspended cymbal, ride cymbal w\/sizzle attachment, triangle, mark tree\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 18: concert bass drum, sizzle cymbal, slapstick, tam tam\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 19: Piano\u003cbr\u003ePlayer 20: Synthsesizer, birds\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43826902237238,"sku":"TSPCE19-028","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/walker-treehouses-sp-b-2v-c-x-4m-5t-p-pn-synth.jpg?v=1773486556","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/walker-treehouses","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}