composer
The music of Brendan Faegre (b. 1985, USA) unites the traditions within which he was formed: jazz and rock drumming, Hindustani classical, and contemporary concert music.
Faegre's music has been performed around the ...
related works
Four Koans : for violin and viola / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vln vla
For a Long Time (and in this length continuousness abruptly) : for ensemble / Alexey Retinsky
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl cl 2vl vla vc vibr pf
The Bells of St. Clement's : for percussion and piano / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
perc pf
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl cl vl vc pf perc
composition
Four Koans : for violin and viola / Brendan Faegre
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