componist
Marijn Simons was born in The Netherlands on December 25, 1982. He studied violin with Prof. Saschko Gawriloff, composition with Daan Manneke and James MacMillan and conducting with Ed Spanjaard, ...
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Fire Column (Piano Concerto Nº 2) : for piano and string orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Piano en strijkorkest
Bezetting:
pf str
Grand duo concertant : à deux violoncelles, 1978 / Robert Dispa
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Cello
Bezetting:
2vc
Strofa : per violoncello solo, 1969 / Jo van den Booren
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Cello
Bezetting:
vc
Me to feggári : Version for four violoncellos / Calliope Tsoupaki
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Cello
Bezetting:
4vc
compositie
Vita Fugax : for cello / Marijn Simons
Toelichting:
Vita Fugax means "fleeting life".
The opening movement, Secret Societies, is a social commentary on behind-closed-doors politics and silly conspiracy theories.
The second movement, Futurology, is based on Stanislaw Lem's novel The Futurological Congress.
The third movement, Christian Extremism, is a statement against extremism (of any sort), which, unfortunately, is still too much a part of our present society.
The final movement's title, A Fairy Story, comes from a quote by a man I admire, Stephen Hawking: "A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a fairy story for people afraid of death."
Marijn Simons