related works

fragile twisted inharmonic : for ensemble / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-s sax-bar trb perc pf g-e

Zest : for saxophone quartet and 6 percussion players, 2002 / Roderik de Man

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-s sax-a sax-t sax-b 6perc

De tuin van Epicurus : voor fluit, hobo, fagot, viool & harp / Lowell Dykstra

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl ob fg hrp vl

Manic Pixie Dream Girl : for bassoon and string quartet / Chiel Meijering

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

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