related works
Noises in the night : homage to Degawanidah ("The peacemaker"), for orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
fl(pic) fl(pic fl-a) fl(fl-b) 2ob ob(eh) 2cl cl(cl-b) cl(cl-b cl-cb) fg 2fg(cfg) 4h 3trp 3trb tb 5perc str
Spectrum: Scenes from 'Play/Space' : Version for cello / Wilma Pistorius
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Sweet pain : for 8 violoncellos, 1991/1992 / Henk Alkema
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
8vc
Severade (Similar: Chapter III) : for 9 cello players / Maxim Shalygin
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
9vc
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