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
Lys-slått : for baroque violin / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Violin
Instruments:
vln
The Beatitudes : Version for ensemble / Vladimir Martynov
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl 2vn vla vc hp
The Ram's Daughters : for viola and contrabass (or cello) / Yale Strom
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vla cb/vc
Staring at the moon : for ensemble / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
2rec pf vln vc
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