related works
Fire Column (Piano Concerto Nº 2) : for piano and string orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and string orchestra
Scoring:
pf str
Esquisses : voor violoncello-solo, 1969 / Bart Schurink
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Ashes : for cello / Ville Raasakka
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
La belle dame sans merci : voor violoncello solo, 1991 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
composition
Vita Fugax : for cello / Marijn Simons
Other authors:
Simons, Marijn
(Composer)
Description:
Vita Fugax means "fleeting life".
The opening movement, Secret Societies, is a social commentary on behind-closed-doors politics and silly conspiracy theories.
The second movement, Futurology, is based on Stanislaw Lem's novel The Futurological Congress.
The third movement, Christian Extremism, is a statement against extremism (of any sort), which, unfortunately, is still too much a part of our present society.
The final movement's title, A Fairy Story, comes from a quote by a man I admire, Stephen Hawking: "A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a fairy story for people afraid of death."
Marijn Simons