related works

Analog Intelligence : for orchestra / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Orchestra
Scoring: picc 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 4perc pf str

Cross : for ensemble, 1992 / Ron Ford

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

Counting up to Eleven : for chamber ensemble / Nikos Kokolakis

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: h cl-b perc pf db

Centrifugal Bumblepuppy : for seven musicians / Geoff Hannan

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: picc cl/cl-b perc pf vn vc bass

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