{"product_id":"asterius-by-william-newton","title":"Asterius for Percussion Ensemble by William Newton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuration: 2'20\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePercussion Septet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAsterius is written for dedicated to the James Madison Middle School Percussion Ensemble and their director Victoria Shockley-Newton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVictoria asked me to write a work for her students that was exciting, loud, and boisterous. The theme I came up with in response to that is the opening of the piece that uses tritones and half steps as a way of creating dissonance and the feeling of danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe name of the piece comes from the minotaur from ancient greek myth who is slain by Theseus. I thought that this particular myth was a perfect tie in to the exciting and dangerous sounding theme of the beginning as well as a fun hint to James Madison Middle Schools mascot the Matador.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 1: Xylophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 2: Vibraphone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 3: Marimba (4.3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 4: Marimba shared with Player 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 5: Snare Drum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 6: Toms and Woodblocks (or Temple Blocks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 7: Concert Bass Drum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheck out the video for Asterius:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gr_9xnbZ2kQ?si=FN4T0eY3LOnGOWa3\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wildlightpublications.com\/blogs\/artists\/william-newton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more about the composer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eUpon purchase, you will receive a secure 24-hour link to the digital performance materials including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull Score and Parts — PDF format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wildlight Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48570444808424,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/5559\/8056\/files\/CoverCardstock-4.png?v=1779206279","url":"https:\/\/wildlightpublications.com\/products\/asterius-by-william-newton","provider":"Wildlight Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}