related works
Effusion : for soprano saxophone and piano / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Saxophone and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
sax-s pf
Love in the Club : for ensemble with bassoon / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
2rec-s fg pf vl-solo 2vl vla vc cb
Deux Interludes : voor saxofoon alto, marimba, harp en piano / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
sax-a mar hp pf
Projections II : for bass clarinet and percussion, 1991 / David Rowland
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl-b perc
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