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The Brightness of Light : for 11 musicians / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl cl h trp perc pf 2vln vla vc db

Metamorphosis II : for two trios / Ton de Kruyf

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl/picc sax-a pf vln vla vc

Trio : for clarinet, viola and piano / Bram Van Camp

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

TX 109 : Book 3 / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-a sax-t tpt dr e.pf e.g eg-b

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