{"product_id":"okpebholo-on-a-tune-by-charles-ives-the-side-show-yellow-einstein-press","title":"Okpebholo: On a Tune by Charles Ives: The Side Show","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shawn-okpebholo\"\u003eShawn Okpebholo (1981-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eFlute\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: On a Tune by Charles Ives: The Side Show (Theme and Variations for Solo Flute) (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioned by the National Flute Association for the 2026 Young Artist Competition, On a Tune by Charles Ives: The Side Show is a short, inventive set of theme and variations for solo flute. Inspired by Ives's sly, vaudevillian art song, the work takes the original miniature apart, reimagining its simple melody through compression, extended techniques, and fragmented gestures. Virtuosic flourishes are set against moments of lyrical clarity, translating Ives's fractured humor into a contemporary sound world where the tune is playfully allowed to wander and misbehave. Marking the third entry in the composer's ongoing series of solo flute works inspired by other art forms—following pieces based on poetry by Miho Nonaka and a painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner—this bold, good-natured piece embraces Ives's boundless curiosity, stepping into the spotlight with a characteristic wink.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yellow Einstein Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45661455089743,"sku":"YEP1070","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/d0a628d836d41ee1f2c27226513cac0a.png?v=1781094101","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/okpebholo-on-a-tune-by-charles-ives-the-side-show-yellow-einstein-press","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}