{"product_id":"rowe-itch-aca","title":"Rowe: ITCH","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/will-rowe\"\u003eWill Rowe (1992-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performance Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eFlute, Snare Drum\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: ITCH (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600231805\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.8\u003c\/span\u003e inches\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\u003eProgram note from the composer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only thing worse than getting bed bugs is finding out you're allergic to them. I've never experienced an itch that intense in my life – one that overrides any other sensory input when inflamed, and still screams for your attention when subsided. \u003cem\u003eITCH\u003c\/em\u003e was composed amid acquiring and exterminating these tiny bastards, and served as a cathartic means of enduring those sensations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flute's constant unpitched flutter tongue combined with the brushes and thumb rolls on the snare drum illustrate the itchy and burning sensations in various extremes. At times, they swell at regular and accelerating rates: when an itch is this bad, you can feel your own pulse in the bite, and the stress of enduring it plus fighting the need to scratch can send your heartrate through the roof. of course, the itch must mercifully subside eventually, and all that's left are the last couple pinpricks before fizzling out entirely. Eerily, the sensory memory of that sensation can be felt on the skin like an image burned into a screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope that hearing this piece is the closest you'll ever get to experiencing this for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42480708649039,"sku":"ACA-ROWE-006","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/23e437dc27090ded098ca67844cbd4f0.webp?v=1780256478","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/rowe-itch-aca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}