related works

Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db

B.G. & Co. : Trio for clarinet, cello and piano / René Samson

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl vc pf

Album II : for small ensemble, 2002 / Maarten Altena

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-t perc pf vl

Tools : Version for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, viola, bassoon and piano / Ned McGowan

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl/picc cl/cl-b vla fg pf

composition

Four Koans : for violin and viola / Brendan Faegre

Other authors:
Faegre, Brendan (Composer)
Description:
Four Koans is an exploration of the Zen Buddhist koan concept in a musical context (perhaps the widest known koan—poorly translated—is “what is the sound of one hand clapping?”). I have always loved these irrational statements, stories, and questions designed to foil the logical mind and allow for an intuitive and spontaneous type of comprehension. I have composed these four short movements with the aim of stimulating similar mental faculties in the performers and listeners.

Brendan Faegre