related works

Three Affects : for traverso, baroque violin, baroque viola, baroque cello and harpsichord / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: traverso vln vla vc cemb

Adoration : for wind ensemble and band / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: 2fl 2sax cl h tpt 2trb tb pf eg eg-b

A Slice of Quince : for string quintet / Jobina Tinnemans

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: 2vn vla vc db

Duet : for oboe and marimba / Reza Nakisa

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: ob mar

composition

Four Koans : for violin and viola / Brendan Faegre

Author(s):
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