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
Analog Intelligence : for orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
picc 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 4perc pf str
Odysseus : for ensemble / Calliope Tsoupaki
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
cl tr perc pf 2vn vla vc db
Bulgaarse suite : voor viool en altviool / Harrend Vlag
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vn vla
Time of the Season : for flute, clarinet, violin and piano / Walter Hekster
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl cl vl pf
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