related works

fragile twisted inharmonic : for ensemble / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-s sax-bar trb perc pf g-e

Pocket edition : voor hobo, klarinet, viool, cello, piano en slagwerk, 1996 / Roderik de Man

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: ob cl perc pf vl vc

Litanie con Epitaffio : voor piano, fluit, basklarinet, viool, altviool, cello en slagwerk / André Laporte

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl cl-b vl vla vc pf perc

Gran duo : for bass clarinet and accordion, 1994 / Joep Straesser

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl-b acc

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