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
Scoring:
pf str
Al Hisar : for violoncello / Katia Tiutiunnik
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
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Les femmes des ombres : for cello / Xavier Gelabert
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Sonate no. 1 : violoncello solo, 1947 [sic] / Bertus van Lier
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
composition
Vita Fugax : for cello / Marijn Simons
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