related works

Die Lian Hua : for flute / Yip Ho Kwen Austin

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Flute
Scoring: fl

Boomerang : for piano, 2 congas and marimba / Julia Tsenova

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: pf 2cga mar

Torso : for 6 percussion players / Jan Bus

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 6perc

Stream : for marimba / Nikos Kokolakis

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

composition

Urban Construction : for two vibraphones and two marimbas / Yip Ho Kwen Austin

Author(s):
Yip, Austin (Composer)
Description:
Inspired by Kafka’s short story “On the Tram”, “Urban Construction” depicts the sense of helplessness of people who live in a busy urban culture. As Kafka mentions in the story, he cannot “indicate any claims” for many things in life, and in fact, no one really cares. The only thing that could light himself up is probably gazing at a random girl on the tram. Written for two vibraphones, two marimbas and a dancer, “Urban Construction” portrays the hopelessness of the story through the strong pulse in music and the body movement of the dancer.