composer
Marijn Simons was born in The Netherlands on December 25, 1982. He studied violin with Prof. Saschko Gawriloff, composition with Daan Manneke and James MacMillan and conducting with Ed Spanjaard, ...
related works
Fire Column (Piano Concerto Nº 2) : for piano and string orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and string orchestra
Instruments:
pf str
Nocturne und Romanze : Für vier Violoncelli / Samuel de Lange jr.
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Instruments:
4vc
Rimpicciolimento : violoncello, 1985 / Huub Kerstens
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Instruments:
vc
Cyclofonie XII : 8 celli, 1979 / Hans Kox
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Instruments:
8vc
composition
Vita Fugax : for cello / Marijn Simons
Description:
Vita Fugax means “fleeting life”. It was originally composed for campanula (a kind of cello with additional 16 resonating strings) for the former principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic Georg Faust. The campanula version has extended improvised sections. The cello and viola versions are reduced to the concretely written out passages.
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 hugely admire, namely Stephen Hawking: “A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a fairy story for people afraid of death”. - Marijn Simons