- Title: 7 Koan
- Composer(s): Lysight, Michel
- Reference: AVK142
- Type: Score
- Formation: piano
- Class: Keyboards
- Instrument(s): pf
- Difficulty: 3 (average)
- Year: 2001
- Duration: 10 min
- Pages: 12
- Length: 29.7 cm
- Width: 21 cm
- Weight: 74 g
piano
The 7 Koan for piano (2001) are short pieces of a mostly meditative nature (only two of them use a fast tempo). They are all based on a single motif, or even a simple sketch, and require from the performer a keen sense of harmonic colour and beauty of tone as well as a subtle touch. They are fleeting poetic moments, each corresponding musically to an imaginary zen meditation phrase.
The world premiere took place in Brussels on 7 December 2008 at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) by pianist Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium and dedicatee of the work.
The French premiere took place in Paris on 8 December 2011 by Geneviève Girard.
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