related works

Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db

Charlie is out again! : for ensemble with bassoon / Chiel Meijering

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

Sonatine : voor hobo (viool/clarinet), viool, altviool, cello, 1961 / Hans Osieck

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring: ob/cl/vl vl vla vc

A Castle in Spain : for flute, harp and string trio / Robert Groslot

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