Framework 2 (PDF)

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- Add ‘Framework 2’ to your personal playlist through all global music services
  
  With their new album duo Åstrand/Berg present cross-over-songs from jazz standards to folk songs with an open form for vibraphone and marimba. Both Anders and Daniel are virtuoso classical musicians with a great passion for improvisation. Scan the QR-code, listen to the album, and get inspiration for making your version of the songs.
  
  Framework, their first album, was released in 2014 and contains music published by Edition Svitzer like Mallet Dance, Blue Memories, Duo Arpeggio, and Moonlight.
  
  Have fun!
Instrumentation +
- Marimba and Vibraphone
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About the composer +
- Daniel Berg is a Swedish composer, musician, and professor in classical percussion at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and at the Academy of music and drama in Gothenburg.
  
  In his passion to promote the marimba as a solo- and chamber music instrument, Daniel has worked intimately with a number of composers who have written original music for the instrument. This includes more than 300 world premier for solo and chamber works. Daniel Berg is a marimba artist of Bergerault and Elite Mallets.
  
  As a composer Daniel has written a lot for solo marimba like Mistral (for Michael Burritt), Phoenix (for Robert van Sice) and Yán Jiâng (for the Taiwan World Percussion Competition). His music for percussion ensemble have been appreciated and often performed like Kroumata (for sextet) and Arctic Nights (for quintet) - all published by Edition Svitzer.
Reviews +
- Review (Percussive Notes, October 2024)
  
  Framework 2 by Anders Åstrand and Daniel Berg is a collection of six works from their album of the same name. The works are “crossover songs from jazz standards to folk songs with an open form for vibraphone and marimba” and offer the players options for making their own version of the works as well as improvisation opportunities in each piece. It reminds me a lot of the works of Double Vision (Dave Samuels and David Friedman), though accessible to more players.
  
  This collection fills a need in classical percussion repertoire and bridges the gap between fully composed music and music one can improvise over. Åstrand and Berg have provided something that seasoned improvisers can utilize right away, and that allows performers new to soloing over a form to dip a toe into unfamiliar waters, so to speak. The score can be played as written, but players are encouraged to play with the form (suggestions are given), improvise a specific line, and generally be more free. The score has all applicable chord changes, and it comes with QR codes with which to access your audio streaming platform of choice to start listening to recordings right away.
  
  I highly recommend Framework 2 for any players looking to do more structured improvisation, as well as seasoned jazz players.
  
  —Joe Millea
Credits +
- Artwork and Cover: Nicola Lee
  Photo (Berg/Åstrand): Harry Friberg
  Printed in Copenhagen, Denmark
  Copyright © Edition SVITZER
  www.editionsvitzer.com

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