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Scoring: fl cl h trp perc pf 2vln vla vc db

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