related works
Walters Liederbuch : for mezzo-soprano and piano / Marijn Simons; lyrics by Walter Haas
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
sopr-m pf
Uitt : (particolare), per violoncello amplificato, 1980 / Ronald Halier
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc(ampl.)
Thesis : violoncello, 1985 / Boudewijn Tarenskeen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Sonata : for cello / Marius Flothuis
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