related works

Effusion : for soprano saxophone and piano / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Saxophone and keyboard instrument
Scoring: sax-s pf

Love in the Club : for ensemble with bassoon / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: 2rec-s fg pf vl-solo 2vl vla vc cb

Deux Interludes : voor saxofoon alto, marimba, harp en piano / Piet Kingma

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-a mar hp pf

Projections II : for bass clarinet and percussion, 1991 / David Rowland

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl-b perc

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