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
Here is Wind, There is Tree, But They Never Meet : for 36-reed Sheng, Pipa and Guzheng / Austin Yip
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
sheng pipa guzheng
Snow in Kalamazoo : for 3 percussion players, 1978 / Koos Terpstra
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
3perc
Rondeau : (1979), voor 6 slagwerkers / Daan Manneke
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
2-6perc
Seismograms : for percussion, 1967, (second version 1979) / Joep Straesser
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
2perc(pf)
composition
Urban Construction : for two vibraphones and two marimbas / Austin Yip
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.