{"product_id":"mcgowan-n-urban-turban-1","title":"McGowan, N :: Urban Turban","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eUrban Turban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eMcGowan, N\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten around ten years ago, Urban Turban (here arranged for flute and piano) contains many compositional ideas I later explored in many works. As with most pieces, the writing process begins with a single idea which, as it is being worked out, leads to the next. With Urban Turban that first idea was to compose a fast theme that passes through various different harmonic and meteric areas. The nature of that material - a burst of notes and rhythms within a short amount of time - asked for a strong contrast to follow it. . . . which became silence, placing a focus on the theatrical aspects of live performance. Throughout, the special color of unisons plays a reocurring role. Some of Urban Turban s other inspirations are music from the Balkans and India, jazz, John Cage, Loos, Rudiger Meyer, Musicquantics, serialism and the note E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Ned McGowan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donemus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46966665380134,"sku":"DON13748","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/80000000DON13748_d.jpg?v=1697479182","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/mcgowan-n-urban-turban-1","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}