{"product_id":"pale-blue-dot-tapspace","title":"Pale Blue Dot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex\u003c\/strong\u003e Stopa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Player\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Percussion Solo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarimba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— 5-octave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePale Blue Dot\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePale Blue Dot\u003c\/strong\u003e ships as a printed, professionally bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or tablet viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1437636532\u0026amp;color=%23e08319\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=true\u0026amp;show_comments=false\u0026amp;show_user=false\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=false\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/tapspace\/docs\/pale_blue_dot-sample?fr=sYWU5Nzg2ODk5MTk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/download_score_sample_small_a30c8cef-1a89-4c57-81ae-6d16c471a6e2_480x480.png?v=1676047266\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapspace Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407797535063,"sku":"TSPCS23-001","price":24.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/52663774828_4f09518e89_o.jpg?v=1701438426","url":"https:\/\/concertandmarchingmusic.com\/fr\/products\/pale-blue-dot-tapspace","provider":"Concert \u0026 Marching Music ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}