{"product_id":"thomas-db-zippy","title":"Thomas, DB :: Zippy","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTetractys Publishing presents composer David Bennett Thomas' 'Zippy' for flute and piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e'Zippy was commissioned by The National Flute Association, for their 2024 High School Soloist Competition at their annual convention. I was thrilled to receive the commission, knowing that I was going to hear many great players interpret the piece. The fact that they were all doing it in competition with each other was a first for me. I suppose the go-to for a commission like this is to pull out all of the stops and use all of the flute’s bells and whistles to show off the player’s chops - so who was I to argue with that tradition?! In my piece, I wanted to write a Presto movement to show off the agility of the player, and to also use some of my favourite colours and moods of the instrument. Zippy is a synonym for Presto, of course. But it’s also the name of a stuffed animal I had as a child - a chimpanzee named Zippy who never left my side.' - DBT 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Tetractys Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49175515463974,"sku":"4220\/13","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/files\/9790570762637.jpg?v=1720033387","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/thomas-db-zippy","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}