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

Schumann’s last procession : for contrabass trombone and harp / Martijn Padding

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: trb-cb hp

At the Next Port of Call : for trumpet, tuba, seascape and lighthouse / Jobina Tinnemans

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: tpt tb

Intrada Festiva : voor beiaard in Es, 2 trompetten, 2 hoorns en 2 trombones / Piet Kingma

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: car 2trp 2h 2trb

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