composer
Born in Hong Kong, Austin Yip’s works have been performed worldwide. Places like the United States, Argentina, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China and Australia ...
related works
Marimba Concerto Nº 1: Road Business : for solo marimba and percussion quintet / Austin Yip
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
mar 5perc
Benzene : For violin and video / Ville Raasakka
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Violin with electronics
Instruments:
vl tape
Tridance : Version for violin and pre-recorded tape / Kerry Woodward
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Violin with electronics
Instruments:
vn tape
Reflections : Version for violin and electronics / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Violin with electronics
Instruments:
vn tape
composition
Miles Upon Miles : for violin and electronics / Austin Yip
Description:
"Miles Upon Miles” is inspired by an exhibition held at the Hong Kong Museum of History of the same title. The exhibition showcases artefacts discovered along the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, including the North-Western side of China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The three movements, entitled “I. Gilt Bronze”, “II. Cameleer”, and “III. Sancai”, refer to the features of artefacts in this exhibition. “Gilt Bronze” refers to the materials used for a silkworm of the Han dynasty; “Cameleer” refers to a painting of a Tang dynasty cameleer, and “Sancai” refers to the colours that were used during the Tang Dynasty.
This work is written for amplified violin and electronics. Field recordings of the Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam, taken in Xinjiang 2015, is operated through granular synthesis and serve as an extra dimension to the work. Fingerings are marked by Patrick Yim.
Austin Yip