composer
The music of Brendan Faegre (b. 1985, USA) unites the traditions within which he was formed: jazz and rock drumming, Hindustani classical, and contemporary concert music.
Faegre's music has been performed around the ...
related works
Analog Intelligence : for orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
picc 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 4perc pf str
Follow and Listen : for 4 percussionists on escalators / Georgia Nicolaou
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
4perc
Hologram : for solo percussion / Ruud Roelofsen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
perc
The fifth sun : for percussion quartet, opus 20, 2001 / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
4perc
composition
Circles: sacrament : for percussion trio / Brendan Faegre
Description:
At the core of effective percussion performance in all musical traditions is a strong sense of theater and choreography. In Circles: sacrament I elevate this theatrical tendency to a key ingredient in the piece; the aural and visual domains unite as actions in one realm lead to results in the other. Clockwise circles produce ascending lines, reversals of direction produce retrograded musical ideas, and the production of a certain sound necessitates specific motion. From the aural perspective, all of the musical materials in this piece are generated from the sound of an ascending Opera Gong with a “sizzle” chain attached. From the theatrical perspective, ritualistic percussion movements are developed into a full-blown ceremony. Engage both ears and eyes; allow the performers to draw you into their world.